Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Term: et cetera
Definition: Et cetera means "and others." It is usually used to show that there are more things in a list that haven't been mentioned. It is often abbreviated as "etc."
Definition: Et cetera means "and others" in Latin. It is used to show that there are more things in a list that are not mentioned. It is often abbreviated as "etc."
In the first example, the speaker is mentioning some fruits but not all of them. They use "et cetera" to show that there are more fruits that they are not mentioning. In the second example, the speaker is listing some countries in Europe but not all of them. They use "etc." to show that there are more countries that they are not mentioning.