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March 22, 2006

A gap in Black's Law Dictionary

A court in Minnesota has discovered that there's no legal definition for "lap dance." So reports the Twin Cities' Star Tribune. Indeed, my copy of Black's Law Dictionary contains no definition for the term.

(Hat tip to Legal Writing Prof Blog.)

Posted at 05:16 PM in Legal writing |

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Comments

Aaron

But there is a definition for a "lap" and a "dance," and if you put the two together, there aren't many ways to interpret the result.

Posted by: Aaron | March 23, 2006 at 12:14 PM

Brian

Courtesy of Merriam-Webster:

Lap: 2b: the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person

Dance: 2: to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner

I'm inclined to agree with Aaron on this one.

Posted by: Brian | March 23, 2006 at 01:25 PM

Ray

Actually the OED has a definition of lap dance:
"an erotic dance or striptease performed close to, or while sitting in the lap of, a paying customer in a strip club, etc.; cf. table dance ...." But I like Brian's definition better.

Posted by: Ray | March 23, 2006 at 01:56 PM

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