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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}}: | {{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}}: | ||
“''Party A [[shall]] not be [[obligated]] to do any such thing [[unless and until]] state of affairs X [[shall have | “''Party A [[shall]] not be [[obligated]] to do any such thing [[unless and until]] state of affairs X [[shall have]] occurred.” | ||
*“[[Until]] X” means “[[at any time]] up to the point at which X happens”. | *“[[Until]] X” means “[[at any time]] up to the point at which X happens”. | ||
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At the point in time at which X happens, then X must have happened. [[Q.E.D.]] | 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. | But don’t let that stream of irresistible logic stop you {{tag|flannel}}ling away to your heart’s content. | ||
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