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  1. A separate and distinct part of a written instrument, such as a contract, statute, or constitution, that is often divided into sections.
  2. A written instrument, containing a series of rules and stipulations that are each designated as an article.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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