"blue pencil doctrine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue pencil doctrines [plural]
Etymology: From the act of editing written copy with a blue pencil. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue pencil doctrine (plural blue pencil doctrines)
  1. (law) A legal concept where a court finds that portions of a contract are unenforceable, but other portions of the contract are enforceable. Wikipedia link: blue pencil doctrine Categories (topical): Law Related terms: blue-pencil
    Sense id: en-blue_pencil_doctrine-en-noun-itWY5yNt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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