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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Does " enters not guilty plea" mean "starts the stage of not guilty plea"?
Context:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/03/12/holmes-enters-plea-in-aurora-theater-murder-case/1981723/
Judge enters not guilty plea for Holmes
Trevor Hughes and Gary Strauss, USA TODAY12:18p.m. EDT March 12, 2013U. of Colorado doctoral program dropout could still use insanity defense and face psychiatric evaluation to determine competency to stand trial on multiple murder charges.
More:http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/03/12/holmes-enters-plea-in-aurora-theater-murder-case/1981723/
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You may think of it like this: The judge enters (writes) a plea of "Not Guilty" into the court records. The plea enters (is written in) the records kept by the court of law. You may find it unusual that "enter" means "write" or "cause to go into a record", but it is another meaning of "enter".
- You may think of it like this: The judge enters (writes) a plea of "Not Guilty" into the court records.
- The plea enters (is written in) the records kept by the court of law.
- You may find it unusual that "enter" means "write" or "cause to go into a record", but it is another meaning of "enter".
- Example: Please enter your name in the space below.
- CJ
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You may think of it like this: The judge enters (writes) a plea of "Not Guilty" into the court records. The plea enters (is written in) the records kept by the court of law.
You may find it unusual that "enter" means "write" or "cause to go into a record", but it is another meaning of "enter".
Example: Please enter your name in the space below.
CJ
You may find it unusual that "enter" means "write" or "cause to go into a record", but it is another meaning of "enter".
Example: Please enter your name in the space below.
CJ
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