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man on the Shau Kei Wan tram

man on the Shau Kei Wan tram noun: any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.

Noun

man on the Shau Kei Wan tram

  1. (Hong-Kong) Any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.
    • This [the adjudication system established under the Control of Obscene and Indecent Articles Ordinance] is a system fraught with problems. It may lead to a panel that is dominated by those who feel strongly about obscenity and indecency; not those who represent the “standards of morality generally...2009 January 16, “HKJA’S SUBMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE”, in Hong Kong Journalists Association

Origin of man on the Shau Kei Wan tram

Variant of man on the Clapham omnibus.

Questions about man on the Shau Kei Wan tram

What does man on the Shau Kei Wan tram mean?
Man on the Shau Kei Wan tram means any hypothetical reasonable person used by the Courts when considering questions of reasonableness.
What part of speech is man on the Shau Kei Wan tram?
Man on the Shau Kei Wan tram is a noun.

Words near man on the Shau Kei Wan tram in the dictionary

  1. man on
  2. man on horseback
  3. man on the Bondi tram
  4. man on the Clapham omnibus
  5. man on the moon
  6. man on the Shau Kei Wan tram
  7. man on the street
  8. man orchid
  9. man orchids
  10. man overboard
  11. man page

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