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This dimension groups landmark criminal cases by the era in which they were decided. Wikipedia notes that a leading case is "one that settles the law upon some important point," a point that is always settled at one particular time in legal history. Browsing by case era lets a visitor compare landmark cases decided in the same period.

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1968 1
2000s
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1. Forensic Linguistics (Wikipedia)
Forensic linguistics, History section
Quote, Forensic linguistics, History section
The term forensic linguistics first appeared in 1968 when Jan Svartvik, a Swedish professor of linguistics, used it in "The Evans Statements: A Case for Forensic Linguistics"
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