as in namely
that is to say
the meaning of the Constitution is determined by one—and only one—body, videlicet, the U.S. Supreme Court
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This matters for future shareholders, namely those buying shares after the IPO, as substantial value has already been transferred to insiders before public investors bought shares.—
Brad Badertscher,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Since then, there have been two completely independent companies, namely RUAG International Holding AG and RUAG MRO Holding AG.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Videlicet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/videlicet. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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