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Having a superficial appearance of according with the legal profession but in reality lacking competence in it or flouting its values..
In a decision issued in response to a June 8, 2012 divorce case involving a self-declared “freeman on the land,” Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John Rooke analyzes what he calls “organized pseudolegal commercial argument” or OPCA litigants.
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Pseudolegal means Having a superficial appearance of according with the legal profession but in reality lacking competence in it or flouting its values..
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In a decision issued in response to a June 8, 2012 divorce case involving a self-declared “freeman on the land,” Court of Queen’s Bench Associate Chief Justice John Rooke analyzes what he calls “organized pseudolegal commercial argument” or OPCA litigants.
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