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Meaning of scilicet | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2
/ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt/

Definitions

  1. Namely, to wit, as follows.
    not-comparable
  2. Done in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the documented act.
    not-comparable
  3. Used parenthetically to supply information which is not given in the portion of text being quoted, but is clearly given by its context, such as for quoted pronouns with unquoted antecedents.
    not-comparable

Examples

“As in ejectment, where the declaration is of a demise the second of January, and that the defendant afterwards, scilicet, the first of January ejected him, here the scilicet may be rejected, as being contrary to what went before.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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