BAR EXAM TIPS: 14 TECHNIQUES IN DEFINING, EXPLAINING
When giving a DEFINITION or an EXPLANATION in the bar examination, please
keep in mind these fourteen (14) patterns that Atty. Tatad, Jr. wants you to use.
[1] XXX is a comprehensive term used to describe YYY.
[2] XXX, in its generally accepted sense, refers to YYY. [3] It is a safeguard and guarantee provided by the 1987 Constitution.. [4] It is a kind of relief granted to XXX by the [law]. [5] XXX is a branch of public law (or private law) which deals with YYY. [6] It pertains to XXX. [7] It connotes a XXX. [8] XXX is a doctrine in (i.e. Civil Law) which refers to YYY. [9] XXX is a principle in (i.e. Criminal Law) which states that YYY. [10] It presupposes XXX. [11] Its principal identifying feature is XXX. [12] It is akin to XXX. [13] The function of which is to XXX. [14] The office of which is to XXX.
SOURCE: TECHNIQUES IN ANSWERING BAR QUESTIONS BY ATTY. REY TATAD,