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Mischief rule — Judicial Interpretation Forms … Wikipedia
Golden rule (law) — In law, the Golden rule, or British rule, is a form of statutory interpretation that allows a judge to depart from a word s normal meaning in order to avoid an result. Circumstances of useIt is a compromise between the plain meaning (or literal)… … Wikipedia
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Heydon's Case — (1584) ,76 ER 637, Pasch 26 Eliz, plea began 20 Eliz Rot 140, is a landmark case that first used the mischief rule for interpretation. The mischief rule is more flexible than the Golden or Literal rule, the Mischief Rule requires Judges to look… … Wikipedia
Stare decisis — (Anglo Latin pronunciation: /ˈstɛəri dɨˈsaɪsɨs]) is a legal principle by which judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. The words originate from the phrasing of the principle in the Latin maxim Stare decisis et … Wikipedia
Originalism — Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy … Wikipedia
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statutory interpretation — a generic title for the practice of reading statutes. Certain rules have grown up both in interpretation generally and for statutes in particular. A major aid in the Interpretation Act 1989, which lists a number of deemed interpretations. See… … Law dictionary
Original intent — Intentionalism redirects here. For the historiographical theory, see functionalism versus intentionalism. For theories of authorial intent, see authorial intentionality and intentional fallacy … Wikipedia
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