Understanding contracts - UNIT 6

Match the terms with the proper definitions.

• word order

• Words or expressions that are old-fashioned and no longer common in modern English, but still sometimes found in legal documents.

• plain English

• Marks in writing (such as commas, periods, colons) used to separate sentences and clarify meaning.

• punctuation

• The formal, technical, and complex style of writing often used in legal documents, sometimes difficult for non-lawyers to understand.

• legalese

• Clear, simple, and straightforward English that is easy for everyone to understand, without unnecessary legal jargon.

• archaic words

• The sequence in which words are placed in a sentence.

Choose the synonym for the word given:
PRIOR TO

• depending on

• before

• after in this document

• referred as

Choose the synonym for the word given:
SUBJECT TO

• depending on

• involved in

• forthwith

Choose the synonym for the word given:
ENGAGED IN

• forthwith

• including

• mentioned

• involved in

Choose the synonym for the word given:
REFERRED TO AS

• mentioned

• in case of

• forthwith

• before

Choose the synonym for the word given:
IN CASE OF

• in the event of

• in any way

• in force

• in the near future

Choose the synonym for the word given:
IMMEDIATELY

• notwithstanding

• forthwith

• in the near future

Choose the synonym for the word given:

• at least

• in the near future

• soon

• not less than

• because

• due to the fact that

• now

• at the present time

• while

• during such time as

Choose the synonym for the word given:

• entitlement

• property

• in effect

• in force

• amount

• right

• despite

• extent

• possession

• notwithstanding

Choose the synonym for the word given:

• already mentioned

• expiration

• used

• be applied

• in any way

• aforesaid

• end

• howsoever

• leave, put, give

• deposit