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A quick definition of et seq:
ET SEQ: This is a Latin abbreviation that means "and the following ones." It is often used in legal documents to refer to pages or sections that come after a certain point. For example, if a law is referred to as "11 USCA §§ 101 et seq.," it means that the law includes section 101 and all the sections that come after it.
A more thorough explanation:
ET SEQ
Et seq. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "et sequens," which means "and the following one." It is used to refer to pages or sections that come after a specific reference point.
- 11 USCA §§ 101 et seq. - This means section 101 and the following sections of Title 11 of the United States Code.
- Article 2 of the Constitution, section 2, clause 2 et seq. - This means section 2, clause 2 and the following clauses of Article 2 of the United States Constitution.
These examples illustrate how "et seq." is used to refer to sections or pages that come after a specific reference point. In the first example, "et seq." refers to the sections that follow section 101 of Title 11 of the United States Code. In the second example, "et seq." refers to the clauses that follow section 2, clause 2 of Article 2 of the United States Constitution.