specifically

comparative more specifically · superlative most specifically · alternative especifically

1. In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly.

   Many laws are directed specifically at child abuse.

   2011, Paul Bergman, Sara Berman, The Criminal Law Handbook: Know Your Rights, Survive the System

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   A provision of law may not be construed as requiring a new grant to be awarded to a specified non-Federal Government entity unless that provision of law (1) specifically refers to this subsection; specifically identifies the particular non-Federal Government entity involved; and (3) specifically states that the award to that entity is required by such provision of law in contravention of the policy set forth in subsection (a).

   1994, Congress of the United States, United States Statutes at Large, volume 108, part 4

   Unless specifically waived by the IRB, all subjects, or their legally authorized representatives, must document that they are consenting to participate in any research project that is approved by the University of North Dakota Institutional Review Board.

   2009, Institutional Review Board, Standard Operating Procedures: Informed Consent Documentation, University of North Dakota

   Unless a rule or statute specifically states otherwise, a pleading need not be verified or accompanied by an affidavit.

   2010, Congress of the United States, “Rule 11”, in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

   This was widely interpreted to mean that slavery was once more firmly illegal in England. However, the "positive law" mentioned–i.e., a direct law specifically enabling slavery–existed in many British colonies (although not all), since these colonies had a degree of freedom to write their own law apart from that of the home country.

   2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 3:21 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024

   Synonyms: clearly, directly, downrightly, explicitly, expressis verbis, expressly, patently, plainly · Antonyms: generally, typically, classically

2. For a specific purpose or reason.