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"Kitāb Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā" by Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlīI Qalqašandī

[al-Qāhira: Dār al-Kutub al-Ḫidīwīya, 1913]

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#arabic #islam #legallanguage #administration #egypt #syria #history

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"Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā fī ṣināʿat al-inšāʾ" by Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlī al-Qalqašandī

[al- Qāhira: Wizārat aṯ-ṯaqāfa wa-ʾl-iršād al-qaumī [u.a.], 1970]

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#arabic #islam #administration #legallanguage

Tennessee General Assembly amends personal rights legislation to update choral group terminology Tennessee lawmakers redefine 'glee club' as 'choral group' in new personal rights act.

Tennessee is modernizing its legal language by replacing "glee club" with "choral group" in a new bill, highlighting the importance of inclusivity in legislation.

Learn more here!

#TN #LegalLanguage #CivicInclusivity #TennesseeLegislation #MusicEducation #CitizenPortal

My favorite part of reading rap sheets is seeing that the victim was “alarmed and annoyed” by being stabbed, shot, etc. To be fair, being stabbed and/or shot would annoy me too. #forensicpsychologist #legallanguage

研究揭示法律文件为何晦涩难懂

A study by MIT cognitive scientists reveals that legal documents are intentionally complex to convey authority. Analyzing 3.5 million words of contracts, they found that even lawyers prefer clearer language, yet the convoluted style persists. #LegalLanguage #Authority
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Supreme Court Justices use rhetoric to affirm high court's power and influence, LLM analysis finds When U.S. Supreme Court justices write opinions, they mostly talk about the case in question. But occasionally, they will discuss themselves or the court, using what is called the "monologic voice."

"Among the findings: The monologic voice is used at approximately the same rate throughout, but majority opinions tend to use a collective tone, while concurring and dissenting opinions use more individualistic tones."
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#Linguistics #LegalLanguage

Here's Why Legal Documents Are So Hard to Understand, According to Science This has gotten way out of hand.

Legal language is intended to convey knowledge and authority - a research study concludes. www.sciencealert.com/heres-why-le... #Author #Writers #BlueSky #BookSky #WrotingCommunity #LiteraryCommunity #WritersNetwork #WritingAndBooks #LegalLanguage #IndieAuthor #Legalese

Project at @unioslo-jus.bsky.social on Sámi legal language - Can Norwegian judges Sámi?

Highly relevant not only for Norway but Sweden and Finland, too!

#Sámi #Saami #rettsspråk #oikeuskieli #legallanguage #Sápmi #ruleoflaw #indigenouspeoples