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For longer excerpts, a block format is required. Clicklaw Wikibooks has two methods of presenting block format, depending on the type of source.
==== Block formatting legislation, terms and clauses contracts ====
Clicklaw Wiikibooks uses block quote tags (<code><blockquote></blockquote></code>), multiple indentation levels, and a monospace font (<code><tt></tt></code>) for excerpts taken from acts, regulations, contracts and court orders (as distinct from reasons for judgment). Doing so distinguishes the codified language and hierarchical structure of these sources compared to the more narrative flow and natural language flow of other types of content. A block formatted excerpt in a monospace font looks like this:
<blockquote><tt>s. 19(2) The court may impute such amount of income to a spouse as it considers appropriate in the circumstances, which circumstances include the following:</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(h) the spouse derives a significant portion of income from dividends, capital gains or other sources that are taxed at a lower rate than employment or business income or that are exempt from tax.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
Note that there are two levels of indentation, and that subsections (a-h) are more indented. ==== Block formatting caselaw and regular text ==== Longer excerpts of reasons for judgment, textbooks, policy papers and most other texts written in natural language are simply placed into indented paragraphs which are enclosed in quotation marks. If the excerpt is longer than one paragraph, each paragraph begins with an open quote, but only the final paragraph ends with a close quite. A block formatted excerpt of a typical case looks like this:
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