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-A cretinous expression that means simply “until”, because “until” ''implies'' “unless”.
+{{pe}}A cretinous expression that means simply “until”, because “until” ''implies'' “unless”. Inevitably couched as a [[double negative]], you may see, from the nib of a {{lawyer|fastidious wordsmith}}:
-But don’t let that stream of irresistible logic stop you {{tag|flannel}}ling aeay to your heart’s content.
+“''Party A [[shall]] not be [[obligated]] to do any such thing [[unless and until]] state of affairs X [[shall have]] occurred.”
-{{plainenglish}}
+*“[[Until]] X” means “[[at any time]] up to the point at which X happens”.
+*“[[Unless]] X” means “except if X has happened”.
+At the point in time at which X happens, then X must have happened. [[Q.E.D.]]
+To put it in a way which noted legal commentator Professor Leonard Kravitz<ref>Learned author of the celebrated monograph “''It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over''”.</ref> might recognise:
+“''It ain’t happened ’til it’s happened.''”
+But don’t let that stream of irresistible logic stop you {{tag|flannel}}ling away to your heart’s content.
+{{ref}}