Meaning of Bluebook | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style guide on legal citation.
2. A blank booklet of lined paper used in the administration of examinations, so named because of its pale blue front and back covers.

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Examples

“Bluebooks are designed to prevent⟳ cheating but sometimes they provide⟳ cover⟳ for cheaters when the student brings an extra blue book with notes, equations, dates, etc. (Wein 1).”

“The words you will eventually write⟳ in your exam bluebook will include⟳ the words you have⟳ learned by heart, but they will constitute only a portion of the analytical presentation you will develop⟳.”

“What should I bring⟳ to the exam? Are pens or bluebooks required? Is scratch⟳ paper supplied?”

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