Simple English definitions for legal terms
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2D: This stands for "2 dimensional." It means something that is flat, like a picture or a drawing on a piece of paper. In legal terms, it can also refer to a book called the Atlantic Reporter.
A. 2D
A.2d is an abbreviation for Atlantic Reporter, which is a legal publication that contains court decisions from the United States.
For example, if a court case was heard in New York and a decision was made, that decision would be published in the Atlantic Reporter. Lawyers and judges can use this publication to research previous court decisions and use them as a reference in future cases.
Another example would be if a lawyer was working on a case in California and wanted to see how a similar case was decided in Florida, they could look up the Florida case in the Atlantic Reporter and use that information to help their client.
These examples illustrate how the Atlantic Reporter is a valuable resource for legal professionals and how A.2d is a shorthand way of referring to it.