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ubi

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency ubi

n. a Latin word that means 'where' or 'in which place'. It is often used in legal or formal writing to describe a specific location.

n. a Latin preposition meaning 'in which' or 'where'. Frequently used in legal citations to indicate the specific page or section of a document.


SIMPLE

The lawyer cited the case in ubi.

CONTEXTUAL

The judge referenced the specific statute in ubi to support the ruling.

COMPLEX

In legal scholarship, the term ubi is often used to direct the reader to a particular section of a text, though its use is largely confined to formal citations and historical documents.

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