term of art
term of art noun: a word or phrase whose use or meaning is specific to a particular field of endeavor.
Noun
term of art (plural terms of art)
- A word or phrase whose use or meaning is specific to a particular field of endeavor.
- The opinion in United States v du Pont does not, in any event, render the term "acquiring" in a consent decree a term of art. The Court fails to explain how its opinion there has served to transform the plain term "acquiring" into a "term of art" that would, by common understanding, have the...1975, “United States v. ITT Continental Baking Co.”, in United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, page 168
- "Juridical power" is a term of art for Foucault. It corresponds to the model of sovereignty and sovereign rights developed during the Renaissance period.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, chapter 5, in Illusion of Order
- Synonyms:
- technical term
Synonyms of term of art
Forms of term of art
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Questions about term of art
- What does term of art mean?
- Term of art means a word or phrase whose use or meaning is specific to a particular field of endeavor.
- What part of speech is term of art?
- Term of art is a noun.
- What is the plural of term of art?
- The plural of term of art is terms of art.
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