[Dr. Sivana]

Ok, a little lesson in definitions. If a term is described, and the same word is used in both the term and the description, the remaining word is equivalent to the remaining part of the description.

Firsthand knowledge. Information or knowledge gleaned directly from its source; e.g. eyewitness to a homicide.

Once we see "knowledge" on both sides, we know that "firsthand" refers to the part after "gleaned directly from its source". That's how language works.

Incidentally, most entries in a law dictionary are multi-word terms and phrases. Even lawyers avail themselves of regular dictionaries for common words. A law dictionary would no more be obliged to have a separate entry for "firsthand" than it would to have a separate entry for "delicti" as opposed to the legal term "corpus delicti".

You say you typed it...directly from your copy?
Yes. I typed it directly from my copy, but my looking at the book counts as firsthand knowledge of the source. Everything else is indirect, including the uploaded photo.

[philman_36]

Ok, a little lesson in definitions.

I need no lessons from you.

You're defining "Firsthand knowledge" NOT "Firsthand".

YOU need a lesson on definitions.