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Statutory exposition. When the language of a statute is ambiguous, and any subsequent enactment involves a particular interpretation o the former Act, it is said to contain a statutory exposition of the former Act.

1. The act or process of, interpreting a statute 2. Collectively, the principles developed by courts for interpreting statutes, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1424.