According to ___________ of interpretation, the meaning of a word is to be judged by the company it keeps.
Mischief Rule - The very purpose of this rule is to determine the intention of the legislator. The legislative intent is determined by examining the secondary sources, such as, law review articles, committee reports, corresponding statutes etc Golden Rule - According to this rule, the consequences and effect of interpretation deserves a lot of importance as they are the clues to the true meaning of the words used by the Legislature as well as its intention. This rule is also known as the Rule of Reasonable Construction Noscitur a sociis - The term Noscitor a Sociis literally means ‘it is known from its associates’. The courts use the rule of language to interpret the legislation. This term means that when a word is ambiguous, its meaning may be determined by reference by the rest of the statute. In other words, the meaning of a word may be derived from its associate word
A group of letters are numbered from 1 to 8. Four options given below depict combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that l...
In each question below are given three statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the two given statements to be...
Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.
MARINE : NZIRMV :: LATTER : _______
E is shorter than F but taller than G. H is shorter than E but taller than G and I is shorter than F but taller than E. The shortest person is:
A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
W, V, T, Q, M ?
Arrange the words in a meaningful logical order and select the appropriate sequence:
1. Dhanbad
2. India
3. Wo...
Arrange the following in the English alphabetical order:
(i) Palatine
(ii) Palatalize
...After arranging the given words according to dictionary order, which word will come at the ‘Third’ position?
1. Series
2. Serious
...Mahesh ranked 17th from the top and 31th from the bottom among those who passed an examination. 5 boys did not participate in the competition and 4 fail...
If DBC = 18 and GFE = 36, then IJEF =