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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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...preventing its use on their college edition was overturned on appeal.
What does the following sentence mean? Isn't it using double-negatives?
Random House incorporated the name Webster's into its title after an injunction won by Merriam Webster preventing its use on their college edition was overturned on appeal.
Random House incorporated the name Webster's into its title after an injunction won by Merriam Webster preventing its use on their college edition was overturned on appeal.
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No double negative; just a lot of legal maneuvers. 1-- MW got an injunction at court to prevent Random House from using the name 'Webster's'. 2-- Random House appealed to a higher court against the injunction; that court overturned the previous ruling.
- No double negative; just a lot of legal maneuvers.
- 1-- MW got an injunction at court to prevent Random House from using the name 'Webster's'.
- 2-- Random House appealed to a higher court against the injunction; that court overturned the previous ruling.
- 3-- Random House could now incorporate the name 'Webster's' in their college edition.
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No double negative; just a lot of legal maneuvers.
1-- MW got an injunction at court to prevent Random House from using the name 'Webster's'.
2-- Random House appealed to a higher court against the injunction; that court overturned the previous ruling.
3-- Random House could now incorporate the name 'Webster's' in their college edition.
1-- MW got an injunction at court to prevent Random House from using the name 'Webster's'.
2-- Random House appealed to a higher court against the injunction; that court overturned the previous ruling.
3-- Random House could now incorporate the name 'Webster's' in their college edition.
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