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Date certain
Date certain is a legal term for the date on or by which the actions of a contract can be reasonably completed. Ambiguity may nonetheless result, for example when a contract requires that action be taken "by" a specified date that may mean either "by a certain date" or "on or before a certain date".
Article summary
Date certain is a legal term for the date on or by which the actions of a contract can be reasonably completed. Ambiguity may nonetheless result, for example when a contract requires that action be taken "by" a specified date that may mean either "by a certain date" or "on or before a certain date".
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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