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BOILERPLATE

\bˈɔ͡ɪləplˌe͡ɪt], \bˈɔ‍ɪləplˌe‍ɪt], \b_ˈɔɪ_l_ə_p_l_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of BOILERPLATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

1. content that is made to fit many uses. 2. a legal language institutions use printed on the back of a contract or bill. Big law firms write them and they are nonnegotiable. Refer to adhesion contract and template.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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