BAR EXAM TIPS: 14 techniques in defining, explaining

When giving a DEFINITION or an EXPLANATION in the bar examination, please keep in mind these fourteen (14) patterns that Atty. Tatad, Jr. wants you to use.

[1] XXX is a comprehensive term used to describe YYY.
[2] XXX, in its generally accepted sense, refers to YYY.
[3] It is a safeguard and guarantee provided by the 1987 Constitution..
[4] It is a kind of relief granted to XXX by the [law].
[5] XXX is a branch of public law (or private law) which deals with YYY.
[6] It pertains to XXX.
[7] It connotes a XXX.
[8] XXX is a doctrine in (i.e. Civil Law) which refers to YYY.
[9] XXX is a principle in (i.e. Criminal Law) which states that YYY.
[10] It presupposes XXX.
[11] Its principal identifying feature is XXX.
[12] It is akin to XXX.
[13] The function of which is to XXX.
[14] The office of which is to XXX.

SOURCE: TECHNIQUES IN ANSWERING BAR QUESTIONS BY ATTY. REY TATAD, JR; https://www.facebook.com/attyiwillbe/posts/848575985328253