Definitions are often shrouded in explanations complex that are rendered impenetrable or, alternatively left open, or even vague, in order to allow contemporary interpretation and practice to determine the meaning. In legal terms, the explanation of terms may be included in a duty, rather than a definition, such that any revelation of what, say, 'best interests' might mean will be ultimately left for a court to decide, with a specialist judge operating in a civil case. Aside from the tomes of

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