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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

What the "fail on the ground" means in a legal document?

Hi,

I recently found a phrase of "No proceeding should fail on the ground..." in a legal document. What it really means?

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Jim
  

Top answer

" in a legal document. The ground(s) is the foundation or principle on which an argument or ruling is based. The divorce was granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

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  • " in a legal document.
  • The ground(s) is the foundation or principle on which an argument or ruling is based.
  • The divorce was granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
  • The witness refused to answer on the grounds that he could not be forced to testify against himself.
  • In your sentence, it means that this reason should not be used to reject a matter which has come before the court.
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Anonymous a phrase of "No proceeding should fail on the ground..." in a legal document.
The ground(s) is the foundation or principle on which an argument or ruling is based.

The divorce was granted on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.

The witness refused to answer on the grounds that he could not be forced to testify agains
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