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Encyclopedia > Small print

Small print (also known as fine print in the United States) refers to the practice of including necessary legal terms, warnings, disclaimers or other phrases in small writing on commercial or contractual documents. Small print is usually included at the end or bottom of a document, in a smaller type size (as well as generally being in capital letters to make reading more difficult). This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A contract is a legally binding exchange of promises or agreement between parties. ... Capital letters or majuscules (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ...


Some countries require by law certain information to be included on advertisements or leaflets offering goods or services. Advertisers include this information in small print in order to meet the requirements with minimum effort. // Balancing scales are symbolic of how law mediates peoples interests For other senses of this word, see Law (disambiguation). ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is paid communication through a non-personal medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled. ...


In other cases, small print is used to preempt claims of false advertising with statements such as the common "Dramatization" or "Actors shown". In extreme cases these subtle notices may not be considered sufficient, but they can considerably strengthen a company's defense. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Unscrupulous businesses may use jargon in contractual small print to conceal terms disadvantageous to the other party, or to obscure legal rights and obligations. Consumer protection laws have been enacted in several jurisdictions in order to combat this. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Consumer protection is a form of government regulation which protects the interests of consumers. ... In law, jurisdiction (from the Latin jus, juris meaning law and dicere meaning to speak) is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area...


In his 1976 album Small Change, Tom Waits said that "The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away." Small Change is also a 1976 film by Truffaut. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ...


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MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Small Arms (667 words)
The first small arms were developed as miniature models of early artillery weapons and were at first called hand cannons.
In the first quarter of the 14th century, the firelock was developed, a simple, smooth-bore tube of iron, closed at the breech end except for an opening called a touchhole, and set into a rounded piece of wood for holding under the arm.
Later models had a saucerlike depression, called a flashpan, in the barrel at the outer end of the touchhole; a small charge of powder was placed in the flashpan and fired by applying a so-called slow match.
ArtScope.net: Chicago Printmakers Collaborative Small Print Exhibition (1132 words)
But the Small Print Exhibition and Holiday Gift Bazaar presented by the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative at their Workshop Print Gallery is too good to keep quiet.
The Collaborative's Small Print exhibition is an even greater pleasure, for it offers art lovers and collectors an opportunity to view not only the Print Gallery, but also much of the workshop and equipment, as well as the chance to speak with some of the artists.
The Millennium Small Print Exhibition and Holiday Gift Bazaar, now at the Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, 4642 North Western Avenue, Chicago, is an excellent opportunity to experience quality in quantity; a showing and sale, not only of fine art prints, but cards, handmade books and similar print items.
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