vestigial words

vestigial words (ve-stij-ee-[schwa]l). Statutory words and phrases that, through a succession of amendments, have been made useless or meaningless. • Courts do not allow vestigial words to defeat the fair meaning of a statute.

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译者Vicky，毕业于世界顶级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与债权人权利及破产诉讼相关的法律文件。