East Dakota
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the analogy with North Dakota and South Dakota.
Proper noun[edit]
- A hypothetical U.S. state that would be east of the Dakotas.
- 2012, Charles B. Craver, Effective Legal Negotiation and Settlement, →ISBN:
- Mr. Douglas indicated that the East Dakota Environmental Protection regulations were overly strict.
- 2016, Michael H. Hoffheimer, Examples & Explanations for Conflict of Laws, →ISBN:
- On the one hand, you could argue that West Dakota's conduct-regulating goals would not be greatly sacrificed by applying East Dakota law to a claim by an East Dakota plaintiff.
- 2017, Joseph W. Glannon, Andrew M. Perlman, Peter Raven-Hansen, Civil Procedure: A Coursebook, →ISBN:
- Consider the converse case: Altieri's first case is brought in an East Dakota state court, the state that applies the "primary rights" approach to claim preclusion.
- (humorous) The area of western Minnesota which mainly consists of the Red River (of the North) valley.
Usage notes[edit]
This mythical state, along with similar constructions, is often used in textbook sample cases to avoid confusion with an actual existing state.