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1. morale+(OP)[view] [source] 2024-05-23 12:12:22
Scroll down on that site, literally. Words have more that one meaning.

Here's what I get from MacOS's dictionary: institute legal proceedings against (a person or organization).

I can also be pedantic and insist that, even under the strict interpretation you are vouching for ...

>Looking/sounding like somebody else (even if its famous) is not prosecutable.

... is a correct argument.

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2. JumpCr+at[view] [source] 2024-05-23 14:59:30
>>morale+(OP)
If this is really your hill to die on, go for it. Using “prosecute” to refer to civil litigation is not standard English in any dialect circa 1850.
replies(1): >>morale+nx
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3. morale+nx[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 15:20:51
>>JumpCr+at
Easy peasy, yes/no answer.

From your understanding, is looking/sounding like somebody else (even if its famous) prosecutable or not?

replies(1): >>JumpCr+Wy
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4. JumpCr+Wy[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 15:29:12
>>morale+nx
> is looking/sounding like somebody else (even if its famous) prosecutable or not?

No. And if a lawmaker claimed they would like it to be, and then claimed they meant civilly litigible, they’d be labelled dishonest. (Even if it was an honest mistake.)

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5. morale+uN[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-23 16:36:45
>>JumpCr+Wy
>Looking/sounding like somebody else (even if its famous) is not prosecutable.

Great, then we agree. :^)

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6. CRConr+ze9[view] [source] [discussion] 2024-05-27 09:49:50
>>morale+uN
Yeah, I agree too. It's not prosecutable... But it is sue-able.

So, to return to your original point: Did you have one?

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