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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation scilicet
  • abbreviation sections
  • abbreviation Latin semis (one half)

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  • abbreviation law Abbreviation of the Latin scilicet (namely, to wit, particularly), indicating that a legal document was executed in the designated place within that jurisdiction for such an act.

Etymologies

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Derived from Latin scilicet.

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  • The international commitment to eradicate hate propaganda and Canada's commitment to the values of equality and multiculturalism enshrined in ss. 15 and 27 of the Charter magnify the weightiness of Parliament's objective in enacting s.

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