# What's a Canadian courtroom like?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 5, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-canadian-courtroom-like/320162 "2005-09-05T04:07:16Z")\
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> [@Northern Piper](#):
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> a long-sleeved black waistcoat

I’d always thought a waistcoat (weskit) was a vest. How can something with sleeves be a vest? Please cite appropriate statutes and like that. 😃

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