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2. Statutory interpretation - Wikipedia

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   To find the meanings of statutes, judges use various tools and methods of statutory interpretation, including traditional canons of statutory interpretation, legislative history, and purpose. In common law jurisdictions, the judiciary may apply rules of statutory interpretation both to legislation enacted by the legislature and to delegated ...

3. Template:Judicial interpretation - Wikipedia

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   Judicial interpretation; Forms; Constitutional interpretation; Statutory interpretation; General rules of interpretation; Plain meaning rule; Mischief rule; Golden rule; General theories of interpretation; Living Constitution / Living tree / Living instrument; Originalism (original meaning) Original intent (legislative intent, legislative ...

4. Template:Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure - Wikipedia

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   Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Yields Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Rule 1. ... These templates are for citing U.S. codes and laws.

5. Golden rule (law) - Wikipedia

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   The golden rule in English law is one of the rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by the English courts. The rule can be used to avoid the consequences of a literal interpretation of the wording of a statute when such an interpretation would lead to a manifest absurdity or to a result that is contrary to principles of public policy.

6. Judicial interpretation - Wikipedia

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   Judicial interpretation is the way in which the judiciary construes the law, particularly constitutional documents, legislation and frequently used vocabulary.This is an important issue in some common law jurisdictions such as the United States, Australia and Canada, because the supreme courts of those nations can overturn laws made by their legislatures via a process called judicial review.

7. Plain meaning rule - Wikipedia

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   The plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts. [1] The other two are the "mischief rule" and the "golden rule". The plain meaning rule dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute.

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9. Mischief rule - Wikipedia

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   The mischief rule [1] is one of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, [2] the other two being the "plain meaning rule" (also known as the "literal rule") and the "golden rule". It is used to determine the exact scope of the "mischief" that the statute in question has set out to remedy, and to guide the ...