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MFG Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Brackets around letter..
“[N]o warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . .”
Does that sentence mean that there were words before "No?" Maybe the orginal was : Mike said, "The detectives said that no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . ."
I can not figure out why the bracket is around the letter.
Does that sentence mean that there were words before "No?" Maybe the orginal was : Mike said, "The detectives said that no warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . ."
I can not figure out why the bracket is around the letter.
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Maybe.
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It could also mean that the letter was faded and unreadable in an antiquated document. The writer bracketed the letter to denote this.
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“[N]o warrant shall issue, but upon probable cause . . . .”
It is from the original US Constitution, 4th Amendment Bill of Rights. This was copied into many of the individual states' constitutions. These were handwritten, and perhaps refers to an unreadable letter in one of these documents.
It is from the original US Constitution, 4th Amendment Bill of Rights. This was copied into many of the individual states' constitutions. These were handwritten, and perhaps refers to an unreadable letter in one of these documents.
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