Its meaning (as a phrase) is to be deduced from each of the words as opposed to the totality of the phrase. “Most obliged” is, on the other hand, not an idiom. It is old-fashioned but often preferred in formal situations. “Much obliged” is an idiomatic expression used when one wants to indicate that he is very grateful for something. Plaintiff’s advocate: Most obliged, My Lord. Judge: I enter judgment for the plaintiff as prayed. If you are making an application for joinder, simply ask for your clients to be joined to the proceedings.Ĥ. Most obliged (instead of “much obliged”) To enjoin means to direct, order or urge (a person) to do something, to require or impose (an action or behaviour, for example) with authority and emphasis, or, in a less usual usage, to prohibit or forbid. “The applicants pray that they be enjoined to the proceedings as interested parties.” If a person is feeling sick, he is nauseated.
He is not able to attend court today.”Ī person is nauseous if he is making others sick. “Your Honour, the defence witness woke up feeling nauseous and he has gone to the hospital for treatment. In fact, “peruse” means “examine carefully or at length.” Many lawyers, and people generally, think that to peruse means to skim through or read quickly. I only managed to quickly peruse the file.” “Your Honour, I have only been requested to hold brief for Mr. I have done this as a labour of love and I hope my readers – particularly the lawyers – find it infortaining. I have compiled this list of words and phrases commonly misused by lawyers largely from what I have heard lawyers say in court.
On the other hand, it offers you a chance, especially in court, to witness the making of some subtle grammatical mistakes that often go unnoticed.
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One of the joys of being a lawyer is getting to interact frequently with good speakers and writers of English both professional colleagues and clients.
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