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There is the term “等” which is often used in the laws and ordinances.
Especially “等” is often used in the provisions prescribing the purpose and the purport and the articles also include “等”.
“法令用語ハンドブック” (written by Nobutoshi Tajima: published by GYOSEI Corporation) shows the following:
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Regarding the provisions about the rights and obligations, since the interpretive problems might be caused, “等” should not be used and indistinct sentences have to be avoided by writing one by one clearly.
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This “等” might make the laws and ordinances unclear.
I have ever haerd from the people from other countries “等” is hard to understand when they consult Japanese laws and ordinances.
Regarding “等”, the dictionary serching function of Ministry of Justice Japanese Law Translation Database System shows the following about how to use it:
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【…等】
・ … etc.: used in a title, used to make difinitions, or used when the contents of “等” are written in another passage
・ such as …: used when the content of “等” is not written clearly like exemplification
・ and other (things) with/of similar nature
・ or the like
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In Japanese sentences, “等” has a lot of functions but in English sentences, it is necessary to use the appropriate terms depending on the meanings and the purpose.
To use google translation is one of the methods to check if your sentences including law sentences are easy to understand.
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【Related Article】List of blogs about “Terms” in the Website of CONPHIC Co., Ltd.
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