Law--Interpretation and construction
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Scope of this subject
Here are entered works on the interpretation of statutes and other laws. Works on the legislative process are entered under [Legislation.] Works on legislative enactments as a source of law, as distinct from constitutional law or from the law arising from judicial or administrative decisions are entered under [Statutes.] General works on law or legal systems as well as collections of statutes not limited to a specific topic are entered under [Law] with local subdivision, as appropriate.
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Names and connections
Analogy (Law); Construction and interpretation (Law); Construction and interpretation of statutes; Interpretation and construction (Law); Law--Construction; Statutes--Interpretation and construction; Statutory construction
- Narrower: Cy pres doctrine
- Narrower: Deference (Law)
- Narrower: Free-law movement
- Narrower: In pari materia doctrine
- Narrower: Judge-made law
- Narrower: Lacunae in law
- Narrower: Originalism (Law)
- Narrower: Stare decisis
- Narrower: Strict law
- Narrower: Textualism (Law)
Up to 40 narrower headings are shown. Full Library of Congress authority record
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