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Harmonious construction
Harmonious construction, it is a recognised rule of interpretation of statutes that the expressions used therein should ordinarily be understood in a sense in which they best
He
'she' unless the contrary intention appears, in all Acts passed after 1850, and in criminal statutes. See (English) Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 1. A pronoun of masculine gender, traditionally used and construed the statutes to includes both
Hearing
witness, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 725. Word hearing can admit of a very wide and liberal interpretation. It may include recording of evidence, consideration of arguments on some aspect of suit, examination of various questions
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Epigraphy
JT 1: (2006) 9 SCALE 232: (2006) 7 Supreme 304: (2006) 10 SRJ 386. Is the study and interpretation of ancient inscription; epigraphs collectively. It is an inscription on a building, statue or coin; a short quotation
Desirable
Desirable, this is a difficult test to interpret, for it is framed both in terms of a jurisdictional threshold ('only where') and in terms of the
En ventre sa mere
on the case. Subject to the narrowing of the doctrine by Elliot v. Joicey, ubi. Sup., a liberal interpretation will be put on the word 'born' in a will [Re Salaman, (1908) 1 Ch 4], and also
Court of limited jurisdiction
Court of limited jurisdiction, ought not to be given a limited or restrictive interpretation and as noticed above but widest possible amplitude ought to be given onto the expression above, Rajendra Kumar
Heurematic Law
Heurematic Law [fr., Gk.]. The art or science of so interpreting rules of law as to accord with justice. See Law Times Newspaper, 2nd April, 1910, p. 487.
Civil matter
Civil matter, to be interpreted by reference. First, to the objective and, secondly to the general principles which stem from the national legal
Clear and unambiguous
Clear and unambiguous, if the language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, and if two interpretations are not reasonably possible, it would be wrong to discard the plain meaning of the words used in
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