nexus ' 'connection'

[Victor Steinbok]

That seems to be an interpretation fostered by legal education. Any
nuance is lost in that context. Would not surprise me in the slightest
if the "federal official" was a lawyer or a long-term law enforcement
administrator. [Of course, with "federal officials" the probability of
that is already fairly high ;-) ]

     VS-)


On 2/18/2010 12:41 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Just a pefectly ordinary fgurative connection,
>
> A federal official on CNN concerning today's plane crash involving an office
> bulding in a Texas:
>
> "We see no nexus to terrorist or criminal activity."
>
> JL
>

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