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charcircuit ◴[] No.44409584[source]
>written in arcane language, in various texts called "acts of parliament".

>British passports are issued to those who have a claim to British nationality under the British Nationality Act 1981.

Has the British language really evolved that much in the last 50 years?

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1. d1sxeyes ◴[] No.44410651[source]
Arcane does not mean the same as archaic.