As someone with a software development background, I always found legal language very interesting. It is like a very verbose, programming language. All sorts of words and phrases have very specific meanings that, when arranged in a certain order, produce specific, reproducible outcomes. Sections of contracts and laws reference other sections by name and reference, and the whole document (or set of documents) gets interpreted in a semi-rigid way.
Just like computer programs, mistakes happen with legal languages, and when they do, they are typically have unintended consequences.
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Just like computer programs, mistakes happen with legal languages, and when they do, they are typically have unintended consequences.
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