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Another form of semantic relatedness is the link between a legal trigger and a resulting rule. A term can, in an appropriate setting, point from the act or basis to its consequence.

«الاتصال بين السبب والحكم»
A link between a legal trigger and the ruling that follows it.

The book discusses the historical categories of ownership of an enslaved person (milk al-raqabah) and entitlement to marital or sexual enjoyment (milk al-mut‘ah). Ending one legal entitlement may affect another, but the two are not identical. The next example turns on that asymmetry.

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Another legal link: trigger and result

Literal and Figurative Meaning: Rules, Categories and Interpretive Indicators

Another form of semantic relatedness is the link between a legal trigger and a resulting rule. A term can, in an appropriate setting, point from the act or basis to its consequence.

«الاتصال بين السبب والحكم»
A link between a legal trigger and the ruling that follows it.

The book discusses the historical categories of ownership of an enslaved person (milk al-raqabah) and entitlement to marital or sexual enjoyment (milk al-mut‘ah). Ending one legal entitlement may affect another, but the two are not identical. The next example turns on that asymmetry.