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Citation rules/Tables/T2.24 Japan

Use the apostrophe spelling of the word

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Table T2's Japan page separates a syllabic n from a following vowel or y with an apostrophe, so the syllable break survives; a citation running the two together misspells the word.1

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  1. 1T2.24 Japan.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousUse the Hebrew law citation formNextUse the macron spelling of the word

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  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the case number
  4. Add the docket number and full date
  5. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  6. Add the letter's release date
  7. Use the apostrophe spelling of the word
  8. Use the chapter number
  9. Use the macron spelling of the word

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More in Tables

  1. Abbreviate the bureau’s name
  2. Abbreviate the ruling series
  3. Add the case number
  4. Add the docket number and full date
  5. Add the Federal Register cite or move Q&A
  6. Add the letter's release date
  7. Use the apostrophe spelling of the word
  8. Use the chapter number
  9. Use the macron spelling of the word

Back to Tables

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