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* Do not use capital letters for legal terms — e.g., "the parties must sign a contract"; "a will appoints an executor". | * Do not use capital letters for legal terms — e.g., "the parties must sign a contract"; "a will appoints an executor". | ||
* Do not use capital letters for party names — e.g., "after the claimant files a claim, the respondent has 14 days to reply". | * Do not use capital letters for party names — e.g., "after the claimant files a claim, the respondent has 14 days to reply". | ||
* Use capitals for the names of specific legal forms — e.g., "the claimant | * Use capitals for the names of specific legal forms — e.g., "the claimant must file a Notice of Family Claim". | ||
===Do not use capitals for emphasis=== | ===Do not use capitals for emphasis=== | ||
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===Institutions=== | ===Institutions=== | ||
Names of particular institutions are proper nouns and require capitals, but generic words for institutions (''university'', ''college'', ''hospital'', ''high school'') do not. | Names of particular institutions are proper nouns and require capitals, but generic words for institutions (''university'', ''college'', ''hospital'', ''high school'') do not. | ||
== Lists == | == Lists == | ||