Reddendo Singula Singulis - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition reddendo-singula-singulis

Definition :

Reddendo singula singulis, the method of con-struction applied in such a sentence as this, 'If any one shall draw or load any sword or gun'; the word 'draw' is applied to 'sword' only, and the word 'load' to 'gun' only, the former verb to the former noun, and the latter to the latter, because it is impossible to load a sword or draw a gun; and so of other applications of different sets of words to one another.