Scilicet

//ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Namely, to wit, as follows. not-comparable

    "As in ejectment, where the declaration is of a demise the second of January, and that the defendant afterwards, scilicet, the first of January ejected him, here the scilicet may be rejected, as being contrary to what went before."

  2. 2
    Done in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the documented act. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Used parenthetically to supply information which is not given in the portion of text being quoted, but is clearly given by its context, such as for quoted pronouns with unquoted antecedents. not-comparable

Synonyms

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namelynamelynominallyto wit

Example

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"As in ejectment, where the declaration is of a demise the second of January, and that the defendant afterwards, scilicet, the first of January ejected him, here the scilicet may be rejected, as being contrary to what went before."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin scīlicet.

Related phrases

as follows

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