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30May2013

Urban Dictionary in the courtroom

Posted in News by WordstoDeeds

800px-Dictionary_discard2I’d like to share with you a very interesting article from the New York Times which describes how courts in the United States are increasingly turning to the website Urban Dictionary when terms at issue can’t be found in more traditional dictionaries.

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