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Simple English definitions for legal terms

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A quick definition of emphasis added:

Emphasis added is a way of showing that a writer has made certain words stand out in a quote by italicizing or highlighting them. It is a signal to the reader that the emphasis was not originally in the quote, but added by the writer. This is also known as emphasis supplied.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Emphasis added is a citation signal used to indicate that the writer quoting someone else's words has added emphasis to some of the words by italicizing or underlining them. It is also known as emphasis supplied.

Original quote: "I never said she stole my money."

Quote with emphasis added: "I never said she stole my money."

In this example, the writer has added emphasis to the word "never" to highlight the fact that they did not make the statement in question.

Original quote: "The book was not very interesting."

Quote with emphasis added: "The book was not very interesting."

In this example, the writer has added emphasis to the word "not" to emphasize their opinion that the book was not interesting.

Original quote: "The company will be profitable this year."

Quote with emphasis added: "The company will be profitable this year."

In this example, the writer has added emphasis to the phrase "this year" to highlight the specific time frame in which the company is expected to be profitable.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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