Noscitur A Sociis
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Noscitur a sociis, a test of construction of a single word: where there is a string of words in an Act of Parliament, and the meaning of one of them is doubtful, that meaning is given to it which it shares with the other words. So, if the words 'horse, cow, or other animal' occur, 'animal' is held to apply to brutes only. See EJUSDEM GENERIS.
The maxim means the All the associated words will take colour from each other, AIR 1981 SC 2101 (2104).
The maxim means the All the associated words will take colour from each other, AIR 1981 SC 2101 (2104).
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