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change and modify some times have different meanings in legal systems and can apply to versioning of the laws (don't know if that is the case here) as an examp
by bryanrasmussen 4y ago
change and modify some times have different meanings in legal systems and can apply to versioning of the laws (don't know if that is the case here)
as an example you might say Law X section 7 says
Uber drivers are contractors.
In some systems a change would be to remove this provision or to say the opposite.
a modification might be to add:
The definition of contractor will follow the amended definition of contractor as in Law Y Section 9 - subsection Uber contractors.
- oneplane 4y agoSo in essence, the law system uses different rules for language and applies it to everyone, but almost everyone uses language in a people way, not in a legal way. Sounds like a recipe for disaster.
- bryanrasmussen 4y agoIn essence every complicated field has specialized jargon that differs from the common usage, also I'm not sure if this is the case in California legal system, I was just pointing out that some systems differentiate between what it means to change and modify - generally when discussions are made between experts in that system.
- scld 4y agoIn many engineering contexts, modify and change would mean two distinct things. Of course, it's context dependent but: - "Modify" this part on the widget: Please alter this part to function correctly. - "Change" this part on the widget: Please replace this part with a new part so that the widget functions correctly. e.g. if I modified a cover, it probably means I drilled an extra hole or something to make it fit.....if I changed the cover, it probably means that I found a new cover that had the right hole.