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{{a|plainenglish|}}The opposite of a definition. The most famous example is the definition of security-based swap from the Rules and Regulations of the [[Securities Exchange Act of 1934]]. | {{a|plainenglish|}}{{d|Definisn’t|/ˌdɛfɪˈnɪznt/|n|}} | ||
The ''opposite'' of a [[definition]]. A lexical means to establishing, for all times and all avoidance s, what something is ''not''. | |||
The most famous example is the definition of “[[security-based swap]]” from the Rules and Regulations of the [[Securities Exchange Act of 1934]]. | |||
{{quote|“The term [[security-based swap]] ... does not include an [[agreement]], [[contract]], or [[transaction]] that is based on or references a qualifying foreign futures contract ... on the [[debt securities]] of any one or more of the foreign governments ... provided that such agreement, contract, or transaction satisfies the following conditions: [''there follows an interminable list of conditions'']”<ref>Marvel at the original — which appears to my dim old eyes to be missing a closing bracket, by the way — [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.3a68-5 here].</ref>}} | {{quote|“The term [[security-based swap]] ... does not include an [[agreement]], [[contract]], or [[transaction]] that is based on or references a qualifying foreign futures contract ... on the [[debt securities]] of any one or more of the foreign governments ... provided that such agreement, contract, or transaction satisfies the following conditions: [''there follows an interminable list of conditions'']”<ref>Marvel at the original — which appears to my dim old eyes to be missing a closing bracket, by the way — [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/17/240.3a68-5 here].</ref>}} | ||
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