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Lawyers and judges are busy people who read many, many pages of material each In order to To
day. To boost clarity, streamline your writing. Be complete, clear, and concise. Even In relation to About, concerning
word choice matters. Refer to the lists below to help you make appropriate changes In so much as As, since, because
Word/Phrase Replace With In terms of In, by, with [or rephrase entirely]
Accordingly So In the case of When
Acquire Get In the event that If
Adequate number Enough In the nature of Like
Adjudicate Decide In the near future Soon
Advise Tell, recommend In view of the fact that As, since
Afford an opportunity Let Inasmuch as As, since
Along the lines of Like Inception Start, beginning
Anticipate Expect Incumbent upon Must
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Approximately About Indicate Show, explain, say, testify

As to About, on, of Insufficient Not enough
Ascertain Find out, learn Is able to Can
Assist Help Is applicable Applies
At that/this point in time Then/Now Is binding upon Binds
At the present time Now Is entitled to May
At the time When Is required to Must
Be benefited by Benefit from Locate Find
Be determinative of Determine Location Place
Be dispositive of Dispose of, finish Made and entered Made (or entered)
Benefit Help Make contact with See, meet, talk to
By and between Between Make reference to Refer to
By means of By Nevertheless But, however, even so
By reason of Because of Notwithstanding the fact that Although
By virtue of By, under Numerous Many, most, several [estimate count]
Close proximity Near Observe See, watch, look at
Commence Begin On the basis of By, from, because of
Communicate Write, tell, talk On the part of By
Compensate Pay Personnel People, persons, staff, employees
Complete Fill out Presently Soon, now
Consequence Result Prior to Before
Contiguous to Next to Provided that If, unless
Covenants (noun & verb) Promises Pursuant to Under
Demonstrate Show, prove Relating to About, on [or a specific connector]
Despite the fact that Although Said (as an adjective) The, this, that, it [or actual name]
Due to the fact that Since, as, because State (verb) Say
During the time that During, while Subsequent(ly) Later, next
Effect (verb) Make, cause Subsequent to After
Elect Choose Sufficient Enough
Endeavor (verb) Try Terminate (non-legal usage) Stop, end
Ensue Follow The reason...is because The reason...is that (or rephrase)
Excessive number Too many This is a topic that This topic
Exhibit Show, display Time period Time
File a motion Move To be sure Of course
For the period of For Transpire Happen
For the purpose of To Transport Bring, send
For the reason that Because Under the provisions of Under
Forward (verb) Send, mail Until such time as Until
From the point of view From, for Utilize/Utilization Use
Furnish Send, give Viable Workable, possible
Give consideration to Consider Whereas As, since
Has the capability Can With a view to To
Hence So, thus With reference to On, about, concerning
However But With regard to On, about, concerning
Identical Same With respect to On, about, concerning
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Implement Carry out, do Witnessed Saw

In accordance with By, under Delete Entirely
In addition Also Aforementioned Now therefore
In an effort to To Herein Therein
In cases which When, where, if Hereinafter Whereas
In connection with With, about, concerning Hereinbefore Wherefore
In favor of For, favoring Hereunto Whereof
In lieu of Instead of Insofar as...is concerned Witnesseth
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