Copies
Definitions
- (n.) Multiple reproductions of a document or record, identical or substantially similar to the original.
The lawyer submitted three copies of the contract to the court.
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of ‘copy,’ meaning to reproduce or duplicate documents.
She copies all correspondence for the client’s file.
Forms
- copy
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Commentary
As a plural noun, ‘copies’ refers to multiple reproductions. As a verb form, it is third-person singular present of ‘copy.’ Legal drafting usually treats these separately to avoid redundancy.
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