The Elements of Legal Style
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The Elements of Legal Style is a widely used legal-writing guide that applies principles of clarity, precision, and effective style to legal documents and advocacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Elements of Legal Style canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1660683 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elements of Legal Style Context triple: [Bryan A. Garner, authorOf, The Elements of Legal Style]
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A.
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style is a widely used reference guide that provides detailed rules and guidance for clear, precise, and consistent legal writing and citation.
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B.
Legal Writing in Plain English
Legal Writing in Plain English is a widely used guidebook by Bryan A. Garner that teaches lawyers and law students how to write clear, concise, and effective legal prose.
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C.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage is a widely respected reference work that guides lawyers and legal writers on proper, precise, and contemporary use of legal English.
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D.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style is a classic American writing guide by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, renowned for its concise rules on grammar, usage, and effective prose style.
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E.
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage is a comprehensive reference work that explains and guides proper usage, style, and terminology in legal writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elements of Legal Style Target entity description: The Elements of Legal Style is a widely used legal-writing guide that applies principles of clarity, precision, and effective style to legal documents and advocacy.
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A.
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style is a widely used reference guide that provides detailed rules and guidance for clear, precise, and consistent legal writing and citation.
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B.
Legal Writing in Plain English
Legal Writing in Plain English is a widely used guidebook by Bryan A. Garner that teaches lawyers and law students how to write clear, concise, and effective legal prose.
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C.
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage is a widely respected reference work that guides lawyers and legal writers on proper, precise, and contemporary use of legal English.
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D.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style is a classic American writing guide by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, renowned for its concise rules on grammar, usage, and effective prose style.
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E.
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage is a comprehensive reference work that explains and guides proper usage, style, and terminology in legal writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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legal-writing guide ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve readability of legal documents
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promote plain English in law ⓘ reduce legalese ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
appellate advocacy
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briefs ⓘ contracts ⓘ judicial opinions ⓘ legal memoranda ⓘ |
| author |
Bryan Garner
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surface form:
Bryan A. Garner
Bryan Garner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
clarity in legal writing
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effective style in legal documents ⓘ precision in legal writing ⓘ |
| genre |
legal writing
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style guide ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
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second edition ⓘ |
| hasSection |
guidance on document design
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guidance on sentence structure ⓘ guidance on word choice ⓘ |
| influencedBy | The Elements of Style ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
law students
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legal professionals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of general style principles to law
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systematic treatment of legal style ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Garner's Modern English Usage
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surface form:
Garner’s Modern English Usage
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges ⓘ The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style ⓘ |
| subject |
legal advocacy
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legal composition ⓘ legal drafting ⓘ legal style ⓘ |
| topic |
grammar in legal writing
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organization of legal documents ⓘ punctuation in legal documents ⓘ rhetoric in legal advocacy ⓘ usage in legal writing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
judges
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law students ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal academics ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Elements of Legal Style Description of subject: The Elements of Legal Style is a widely used legal-writing guide that applies principles of clarity, precision, and effective style to legal documents and advocacy.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Bryan A. Garner