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Jam.

Jam.

See also: jam, jamb, JAM, jám, and -jam

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Proper noun

Jam.

  1. (biblical) Abbreviation of James.
  2. (law) Abbreviation of Jamaica.

Usage notes

The legal usage is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in case citations. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Geographical Terms: Foreign countries and regions", Table T10.3, p. 438-443.