term of art
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Not to use a term of art here, but I have to hedge my answer.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
The metastatic growth of the upper-middle-class house has led to a familiar term of art: the McMansion.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2025
And, using a term of art in criminal law, did he act with a “willful disregard for the safety of others”?
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
“First, several scholars have argued that the term ‘officer of the United States’ is a term of art.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2024
It has become a term of art, and, like many another word of the kind, has travelled far from its original meaning.
From The New Irish Constitution by Morgan, J. H.
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