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DiAAnaP Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"as relates to"?

What does this phrase even mean?
Such as in the content "The stipulation is reserved for future determination as relates to petitioner/respondent"?
What I dont understand is that the use of present tense (as opposed to the usual past tense "as IT IS RELATED to." and the lack of a definite article before the object at the end of the sentence?

Thanks:)
  

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That is not a good sentence. It feels abbreviated at best, and the exact connection of "as relates to petitioner/respondent" with the first part is hard to understand. (By the way, "as it is related to" is not really "past tense".

— GPY

  • That is not a good sentence.
  • It feels abbreviated at best, and the exact connection of "as relates to petitioner/respondent" with the first part is hard to understand.
  • (By the way, "as it is related to" is not really "past tense".
  • )
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That is not a good sentence. It feels abbreviated at best, and the exact connection of "as relates to petitioner/respondent" with the first part is hard to understand.

(By the way, "as it is related to" is not really "past tense". "related" is a participle used in a passive or adjectival sense.)
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GPYThat is not a good sentence. It feels abbreviated at best, and the exact connection of "as relates to petitioner/respondent" with the first part is hard to understand.(By the way, "as it is related to" is not really "past tense". "related" is a participle used in a passive or adjectival sense.)
Then what's the best meaning you can infer from it? It's near i
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diAAnaP It's near impossible for me to guess what it even means
Me too, I'm afraid. It might be helpful to see more of the surrounding context.
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