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mk_list                                                   (listSyntax)
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mk_list : term list * hol_type -> term

SYNOPSIS
Constructs an object-level (HOL) list from an ML list of terms.

DESCRIBE
{mk_list ([t1, ..., tn], ty)} returns {[t1;...;tn]:ty list}.
The type argument is required so that empty lists can be constructed.

FAILURE
Fails if any term in the list is not of the type specified as the
second argument.

SEEALSO
listSyntax.dest_list, listSyntax.is_list, listSyntax.mk_cons,
listSyntax.dest_cons, listSyntax.is_cons.

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