le ou vers le
French edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "[on] the or toward/about the".
Article edit
- (law) on or about (a date).
- Jean Tremblay, à Montréal, le ou vers le 9 juillet 2020, a commis un vol.
- Jean Tremblay, at Montreal, on or about July 9, 2020, committed theft.
Usage notes edit
- Used with respect to a date, in order to provide the date but to avoid invalidating the statement if the date should be inaccurate. It replaces the le that normally introduces dates.