Otherwise
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 568 U.S. 371 - Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 2013Most cited · 149 citing opinions
different." Webster's Third 1598; see supra, at 390.
How the Supreme Court has restated “Otherwise”
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Court decisions citing the 3 opinions that defined “Otherwise” — 203 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.
All 3 definitions, chronological · 2013–2024
in a different way or manner," thus signaling a shift in emphasis from an actor's intent to the consequences of his actions.
in a different manner," "by other means," or "in other respects." 10 Oxford English Dictionary, at 984; Webster's Third New International Dictionary 1598 (2002).