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  • lmmarsanoEnglish
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    14 days ago

    The word “means” is also used for logical entailment

    Yes in the contexts you gave.

    No in this context: they’re referring to the ruling on the legal definition.

    You think I’m defending the stupid ruling.

    Where does it say that?

    It’s a technical discussion of a legal definition. Defense/preference/endorsement is not implied.

    if we’re going about precisely characterizing things

    Pinning down legal definitions is what the legal system does. No one is claiming to personally defend it.