legal document

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalanddocument

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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document
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɒk.jə.mənt/us
/ˈdɑː.kjə.mənt/
a paper or set of papers with written or printed information, especially of an ...
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(Definition oflegalanddocumentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal document

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The scriveners spent much time on stage miming the act of copying alegaldocument.
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It is not, however, either a correct translation or an appropriate description of thelegaldocumentin question.
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The official record under examination here is thelegaldocumentknown as the affidavit.
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They even secured alegaldocumentauthorising these sweeps.
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Third, it explores the contents of the testaments and the conventions of this genre oflegaldocument.
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These can be only considered an expression of political will, not a validlegaldocument.
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But this broadsheet is rather like alegaldocument.
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At present, the word "child" in alegaldocumentmeans a legitimate child.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is no use sending alegaldocumentof that kind.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have with me one of the eviction notices, which is a cold and cruelly wordedlegaldocument.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It provided the statement; thelegaldocumentwhich showed that one required help and that it must be given.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have no doubt that such tenancies could be created—anything can be created in alegaldocument—but they are not the norm.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Indeed, it is a layman's dream of what alegaldocumentshould be.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not like that in alegaldocumentor statute because it is vague.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Therefore, the passport is not alegaldocumentwhich is necessary in order to leave these shores.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The problem here is how to distinguish between ethically justifiable tests and improper tests in alegaldocumentwhich is necessarily very general and inflexible.
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That seems to be an extremely vague phrase in alegaldocument.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Inevitably in anylegaldocumentthere are two things: there is the intention of the document and there is the drafting of the document.
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The ballot paper in some ways is looked upon as alegaldocument.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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