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Explainer

One who explains an expounder or expositor a commentator an interpreter

Interpret

To act as an interpreter

Literalist

One who adheres to the letter or exact word an interpreter according to the letter

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Interpreters

Interpreters, persons sworn at a trial to interpret the evidence of a foreigner or a deaf and dumb person

Optima legum interpres est consuetudo

Optima legum interpres est consuetudo [Lat.], custom is the best interpreter of the law

Optima statuti interpreatrix est (omnibus particulis ejusdem inspectis) ipsum statutum

Optima statuti interpreatrix est (omnibus particulis ejusdem inspectis) ipsum statutum [Lat.], the best interpreter of a statute is (all the separate parts being considered) the statute itself.

Expounder

One who expounds or explains an interpreter

Person

passed after 1st January, 1890, includes 'any body of persons corporate or unincorporate' unless the contrary intention appears, Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 19. A corporation, such as a limited company, may be a 'respectable and responsible person'

Local and Personal Acts

month in all cases-and equalizes the periods of limitation under such Acts. See LIMITATION, STATUTES OF. By the Interpretation Act, 1889, s. 9, re-enacting 13 & 14 Vict. c. 21, every statute made after 1850 is to

Mandata lictia strictam recipiunt interpretationem; sed illicitalatam et extensam

Mandata lictia strictam recipiunt interpretationem; sed illicitalatam et extensam. Bac. Max. Reg. 16.-(Lawful authority is to receive a strict interpretation; unlawful authority, a

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