plain text

noun

1. telecomm a message set in a directly readable form rather than in coded groups

Example Sentences

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, explained how the plain text of both the ADA and Section 504 “reaches cases involving a failure to accommodate, even where no ill will or animus towards people with disabilities is present.”

From Slate

What we have here is a classic dispute over textualism, the theory that judges should look exclusively to the plain text of the statute to discover its meaning.

From Slate

By doing so, Trump and Hegseth defied the plain text of the statute, which appears to envision cooperation, not conflict, between the governor and the president.

From Slate

“As our responses to the United States Department of Education state, and as the plain text of state and federal laws affirm, there is nothing unlawful about broad core values such as diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

From Los Angeles Times

Three more issued injunctions against the president’s effort to scratch birthright citizenship out of the plain text of the Constitution.

From Slate