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Rule "Legal jargon referring to previous text"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	Legal jargon referring to previous text
	By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool because its category is not active by default
Message:	Legalese. Bad style in any normal text. Remove and explain. Use <suggestion>this</suggestion> or <suggestion>these</suggestion>.
Category:	Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The above-mentioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these The abovementioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these The above-listed points must not be forgotten. Correction suggestion: this, these The abovelisted points must not be forgotten. Correction suggestion: this, these The before-mentioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these The beforementioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these The afore-mentioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these The aforementioned fact is important. Correction suggestion: this, these
Correct sentences for comparison:	Like I mentioned before, it is important not to follow rules blindly This fact is important.
ID:	REFERRING_BACK [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-20 22:33:09 +0100)

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