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Simple English definitions for legal terms

To wit

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A quick definition of To wit:

Term: To wit

Definition: To wit means "the following comes to mind." It is used to introduce examples for a more general statement. It can be used after a comma or at the beginning of a new sentence. A colon usually separates this phrase from the examples that it introduces. Another way to say to wit is "namely."

Example: The store sells many types of fruits, to wit: apples, bananas, and oranges.

A more thorough explanation:

To wit

A phrase that means "the following comes to mind." It is often used to introduce examples for a more general statement. It can come after a comma or start a new sentence. A colon usually separates this phrase from the examples it introduces. See Viz.

My sister loves all kinds of music, to wit: rock, pop, and classical.

The company has several offices around the world, to wit: London, Paris, and Tokyo.

These examples illustrate how "to wit" is used to introduce specific examples that support a more general statement. In the first example, the general statement is that the sister loves all kinds of music, and the specific examples are rock, pop, and classical. In the second example, the general statement is that the company has several offices around the world, and the specific examples are London, Paris, and Tokyo.

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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
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[] 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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