English Explanatory Dictionary

last antecedent rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A doctrine of statutory interpretation according to which qualifying phrases attach and refer to only the last antecedent.

Word forms

last antecedent rule rule of the last antecedent
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