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06:44 Jan 23, 2013 |
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English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Law/Patents - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / Patent Trademark | |||||
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| Selected response from: Catharine Cellier-Smart Reunion Local time: 05:26 | ||||
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4 +3 | another and others |
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anor and ors another and others Explanation: Another is singular, others is plural -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2013-01-23 06:53:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Additionally, in cases which have many parties, Courts sometimes abbreviate the case name to, for example, Smith and Anor v Brown & Ors - where Anor means Another and Ors means Others." http://www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/help/cases-help.html see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legal_abbreviations As far as I'm aware, used in most English-speaking legal systems apart from the US. (American colleagues please correct me if I'm wrong). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 57 mins (2013-01-23 07:42:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Et al" refers to 'and others' so corresponds only to the "ors" part. Also used in the UK. |
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