English Explanatory Dictionary

mischief rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.

Word forms

mischief rule mischief rules
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