paragraph

paragraph
A subdivision, normally indicated by an indent, of a written article, dealing with a particular point of the discussion and preferably unified. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. Lehmann v Revell, 354 Ill 262, 188 NE 531. In the code pleading of some jurisdictions, a count or integral statement of a cause of action. Bailey v Mosher (CA8 Neb) 63 F 488, 490.

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  • Paragraph — Paragraph …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • paragraph — par‧a‧graph [ˈpærəgrɑːf ǁ græf] noun [countable] a group of several related sentences in a piece of writing, with the first sentence beginning on a new line * * * paragraph UK US /ˈpærəgrɑːf/ US  /ˈpærəgræf/ noun [C] (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION para) ► …   Financial and business terms

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  • paragraph — paragraph, verse, article, clause, plank, count are comparable when they denote one of the several and individually distinct statements of a discourse or instrument, each of which deals with a particular point or item. Paragraph primarily refers… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • paragraph — [par′ə graf΄] n. [MFr paragraphe < OFr < ML paragraphus, orig., sign marking separation of parts, as of a chapter < Gr paragraphos < para , beside (see PARA 1) + graphein, to write (see GRAPHIC)] 1. a distinct section or subdivision… …   English World dictionary

  • paragraph — para·graph n: a distinct often numbered or otherwise designated section of a document or writing (as a statute or pleading) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. paragraph …   Law dictionary

  • Paragraph — Sm std. (13. Jh.), mhd. paragraf Zeichen, Buchstabe Entlehnung. Ist entlehnt aus spl. paragraphus f. Zeichen, das die Trennung im Text markiert , dieses aus gr. parágraphos (grammḗ) f. Trennungslinie , aus gr. paragráphein danebenschreiben , zu… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Paragraph — (v. gr.), s. Paragraphos …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Paragraph — (griech.), eigentlich jedes daneben oder beigeschriebene Zeichen (Linie, Punkt etc.), bei den Alten ein Zeichen, dessen sich die Grammatiker und Kritiker zur Interpunktion, zur Unterscheidung der im Drama sprechenden Personen oder auch zur… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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