Questions tagged [language]

I occasionally see lawyers refer to something somebody else said or wrote, and they often insert, parenthetically, the words 'in terms'. Here is an example to motivate the question. Imagine there is a written report that makes a series of…

Is there any difference between "act", "law", and "regulation"? Are they interchangeable? Is "law draft" acceptable to use to refer to a "bill"? Is that legalese and common to use in legal documents?

I have heard that "decree" is only used in the presidential level (Presidential Decree) while in the lower agencies we use "decision", e.g. 'decision of the Minister', 'decision of the Head of People's Consultative Council', 'decision of the…

The title of this question is about how being ignorant of the law is not an excuse for violating it. However, I believe being ignorant of the law is sometimes applicable as a defense. I am curious what the opposite term is (assuming my assumption…