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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]] occurred.” | “''Party A [[shall]] not be [[obligated]] to do any such thing [[unless and until]] state of affairs X [[shall have]] occurred.” | ||
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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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