blue pencil doctrine

noun

Etymology

From the act of editing written copy with a blue pencil.

Definitions

  1. A legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but…

    A legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but other portions of the contract are enforceable.

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