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Citation rules/Short forms and id./4.1 “Id.”

Use a short form that names the authority

Error2Law reviews21st and 22nd editions

In a manuscript’s footnotes, “id.” refers to an authority cited in its own footnote or in the note immediately before it, and only where that note cites a single authority.1

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  1. 1R. 4.1 “Id.”. Tables: R. 16.9(a) Id.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousUse a short form naming the authorityNextUse plain punctuation after “Id.”

More in Short forms and id.

  1. Add “supra” after the short name
  2. Add a “hereinafter” short form
  3. Add a comma after the note number
  4. Add the full citation
  5. Remove the cross-reference or the “id.”
  6. Use “id.” as the short form
  7. Use a short form naming the authority
  8. Use a short form that names the authority
  9. Use plain punctuation after “Id.”

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More in Short forms and id.

  1. Add “supra” after the short name
  2. Add a “hereinafter” short form
  3. Add a comma after the note number
  4. Add the full citation
  5. Remove the cross-reference or the “id.”
  6. Use “id.” as the short form
  7. Use a short form naming the authority
  8. Use a short form that names the authority
  9. Use plain punctuation after “Id.”

Back to Short forms and id.

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