Who says? The legal system. Within LEGAL definitions, this is how they are construed.
Legalese is not everyday English.
A simple Google search of those concepts will explain them for you.
Supertestnet only use code language, he doesn't know legalese :)
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Who says? The legal system. Within LEGAL definitions, this is how they are construed.
Afaik, the intention of a law is more important than how the law is written. Judges exist to interpret laws, not take them literally.