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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Legal Term(s) of the Week

LAWFUL, adj.
Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
LAWYER, n.
One skilled in circumvention of the law.
LIAR, n.
A lawyer with a roving commission.

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce (circa 1911).

*Prophet

Posted by Prophet at 10:42 AM |

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Oooooooooooohhhhh.....stealin' Jurisconsultus' thread.................

Posted by: J.D. Crane | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 03:20 PM

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