legal standard

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandstandard

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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standard
noun
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
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(Definition oflegalandstandardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal standard

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On this view, there is no speciallegalstandardor value.
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It fails to capture the symbolic meaning of the article as an embodiment of modernist ideology and the meaning attributed to thelegalstandard.
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And if thelegalstandardsocalled incorporates moral standards, then those moral standards are part of the law.
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The intent is that, once the guidelines are developed by the state's licensing and registration boards, they will become thelegalstandardof care.
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Examples have meaning independently of whatever justifies their display, so a precedent's meaning is not necessarily thelegalstandardit correctly applies when it correctly applies one.
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Moreover, there are philosophical problems in assuming that a precedent (a) correctly applies a preexistinglegalstandard, and (b) is transparent in its meaning to that standard.
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A custom-basedlegalstandardattempts to keep juries within the bounds of actual medical practice rather than imposing their possibly unrealistic notions of what physicians should be able to accomplish.
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The jury's role is simply to follow the judge's instructions as to the appropriatelegalstandardand determine liability by applying this standard to the facts of the case.
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Those are words that represent alegalstandard.
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Thelegalstandardof proof required in this field is reasonable doubt.
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I have dealt with the difficulty of establishing alegalstandard.
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Well, this cannot truly exist unless it is based on a solidlegalstandard.
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There is alegalstandardthat must be applied to any fishing vessel that is operating normally.
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The long-term objective is a commonlegalstandard.
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However, this is the first example we have reached which demonstrates the absence of alegalstandardor criterion.
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Should we have a low standard as thelegalstandard, a "charter of shoddy"?
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The yardstick most often used to measure civilised housing standards, thelegalstandardfor overcrowding, remains appallingly inadequate.
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Furthermore, many manufacturers could not produce goods up to thelegalstandardso there might well be a shortage of goods and possible unemployment in many factories.
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