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in my respectful submission

phrase

C2CEFR level
92/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A courteous advocacy formula prefacing an assertion of what the law or the facts require.

In my respectful submission, the authority relied upon by my friend is distinguishable on its facts.

Similar: I respectfully submit

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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