In formal legal writing, see is a signal indicating that the cited source clearly supports the preceding statement, even though an inference is required to draw the connection. If the statement repeats an idea directly from the source or quotes the source, no signal is used before giving the citation.
In formal legal writing, see also is a signal indicating that the cited source provides additional support for the statement after primary supporting sources have already been cited. Thus, see also citations most appropriately follow sources that have been cited with the see signal or no signal at all.
Segregation is the action of separating people, historically on the basis of race and/or gender. Segregation implies the physical separation of people in everyday activities, in professional life, and in the exercise of civil rights.
Selective prosecution occurs when a prosecutor criminally charges an individual based on unjustifiable standards or characteristics rather than on the merits of an actual, alleged crime.
Self-dealing is when a person with a fiduciary duty to a company takes action to gain personal benefit, instead of for the benefit of the company. For people who may not have a direct fiduciary duty, it also refers to a person who buys or sells stocks before relevant information comes to the public, with the help of insiders of any applicable field.
To be self-employed means one conducts business on their own, as a partner or owner, rather than working for employers. According to the instruction of IRS (on page 2), the person who will “carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor” is a self-employed person.
Self-executing broadly refers to a provision that goes into effect or can be enforced after being created without anything else required. Often self-executing refers to a clause of a contract or law that makes the document effective after the document is signed or other requirement. Self-executing is to be contrasted with documents, legislation, or rights that require other steps in order to be enforced.
Self-incrimination is the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution.
A self-repealing clause is a stipulation found in a written document, or a specific part of a document, indicating that it is set to automatically expire at a preset date, or after a certain event occurs.
