English Explanatory Dictionary

plain meaning rule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts, which dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute.

Word forms

plain meaning rule plain meaning rules
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