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Statutory interpretation

Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is often necessary when a case involves a statute. Sometimes the words of a statute have a plain and a straightforward meaning, but in many cases, there is some ambiguity in the words of the statute that must be resolved by the judge. To…

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Statutory interpretation → process by which a court looks at a statute and determines what it means, process by which courts interpret and apply legislation, process of resolving those ambiguities and deciding how a particular bill or law will apply in a particular case.Assume

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Statutory interpretationis aprocess of resolving those ambiguities and deciding how a particular bill or law will apply in a particular case.Assume0.90text
administrative agency regulationsinstance ofthe judiciary may apply rules of statutory interpretation both to legislation enacted by the legislature and to delegated legislation0.80text
the United Kingdom. 'Indian' canoninstance ofit does not hold as a legal rule in unitary states0.80text
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Statutory interpretationrelated to Further readingCRS Report0.60section
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