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#101: shibboleth

9/18/2015

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whereas, witnesseth, 
wherefore and insofar as:
lawyers' shibboleth 
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(Click to enlarge.) The caption reads: 
"Whereas, I'll have the steak with, near or adjacent to french fries, including but not limited to the mixed vegetables, accompanied by, concurrent with and at the same time as a beer. Would you like to cross-examine?"

I wonder if attorneys who work full time in contract law and language ever slip up and use that language... elsewhere?  


DEFINITION of this 3-syllable noun:
  1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., 
    that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
  2. a slogan; catchword.
  3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth.
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