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  1. 30-Nov-2012, 13:54 #1
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    Should I say by court decision or the court decision?
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    Default Re: by (the) court decision

    Quote Originally Posted by ostap77 View Post
    Should I say by court decision or the courtt decision?
    Definitely the first.
    Last edited by 5jj; 30-Nov-2012 at 14:10. Reason: typo
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    Default Re: by (the) court decision

    I don't need to use the definite article, right?
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