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Vague language in legislative texts (Shuangling Li), Four types of Legal…
Vague language in legislative texts
(Shuangling Li)
Associated with four semantic groups
Category
(e.g. such measures)
Time
(e.g from time to time)
Degree
(e.g. appropriate)
Quantity
(e.g. a number of)
Used in :
Contracts
Regulations
Patents
Resolution
Declaration
Acts
International
Agreement
Can be contrasted with a precise term
Its vagueness is intrinsic
It is purposely vague
Four types of Legal Discourse according to the audience and authority
Cao (2009,p 1330)
Other legal
languages
Legislative language
Judicial
language
Scholarly language
Legislative Communicative
Competence
General
Formal
Explicit
Mandatory
Condensed
Vague
Perpetual