In the quiet depths of the courtroom, where sunlight rarely pierces and words weigh heavier than steel, the law sails on unseen waters. Black’s Law Dictionary, the navigator for judges and lawyers, charts the course. It defines the seas on which we all unknowingly float, where “human” and “person” are not what they seem.
Turn the pages. “Human” is not just flesh and blood; it stands apart, tied to duties. “Person,” though, is a creation of the law itself—a legal fiction. This fiction is not you or me. It is the name we sign, the number we bear, the vessel that drifts in the currents of Maritime Law. And there it is—Maritime Law, the invisible tide that touches every contract, every transaction, every life.
Maritime Law governs the seas, but its grip stretches further. It clasps the paper trail that binds you. Birth certificates, licenses, tax forms—all stamped and signed under the guise of legality, tethering us to this hidden system. A system where rights and ownership shift like waves in a storm.
Black’s Dictionary does not whisper. It spells it out plainly, for those who care to look. Yet, few do. The law’s language is dense and deliberate, the entries cold and clear. But in those cold pages, a warmth of understanding can spark, a fire to see the game and play it better.
We are not merely passengers on this ship. To know the law is to grip the helm. To read Black’s Law Dictionary is to find your bearings in this world of contracts and fictions, of truths dressed as statutes. Know this: we are all sailors now.
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— Gene Ho (@Gene_h01) November 27, 2024
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