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blue pencil doctrine

blue pencil doctrine noun: a legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but other portions of the contract are enforceable.

Noun

blue pencil doctrine (plural blue pencil doctrines)

  1. A legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but other portions of the contract are enforceable.

Forms of blue pencil doctrine

pluralblue pencil doctrines

Origin of blue pencil doctrine

From the act of editing written copy with a blue pencil.

Questions about blue pencil doctrine

What does blue pencil doctrine mean?
Blue pencil doctrine means a legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but other portions of the contract are enforceable.
What part of speech is blue pencil doctrine?
Blue pencil doctrine is a noun.
What is the plural of blue pencil doctrine?
The plural of blue pencil doctrine is blue pencil doctrines.

Words near blue pencil doctrine in the dictionary

  1. blue orchids
  2. blue pages
  3. blue pansies
  4. blue pansy
  5. Blue Pearl of Morocco
  6. blue pencil doctrine
  7. blue pencil doctrines
  8. blue penguin
  9. blue peter
  10. blue petered
  11. blue petering

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