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What does John consider ‘a technicality’?

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What does John consider ‘a technicality’?

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John says what Gresham had done would not amount to any crime because not a depositor would lose a cent. It is just a technicality that he used for increasing his gains.

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Chapter 3.3: The Hour of Truth (Play) - Exercise [Page 107]

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Chapter 3.3 The Hour of Truth (Play)
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