Case in Point, My Wasted Time
Just for lawyers: Which Canon of Statutory Construction are You?
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You are "Noscitur a socii"! You look to
neighboring words to shed light on the
meaning of ambiguous words. You're a
sociable canon, and always look at everything
in context. However, you're useless by
yourself.
Hat tip to the Volokh Conspiracy (I'm flattered to learn that I am the same canon as his eminence Eugene Volokh; of course, so are 23% of quiz takers at last count). And I tag Emily, Michael, and the folks over at Bloodless (honorary Esquires).
brought to you by Quizilla?
You are "Noscitur a socii"! You look to
neighboring words to shed light on the
meaning of ambiguous words. You're a
sociable canon, and always look at everything
in context. However, you're useless by
yourself.
Hat tip to the Volokh Conspiracy (I'm flattered to learn that I am the same canon as his eminence Eugene Volokh; of course, so are 23% of quiz takers at last count). And I tag Emily, Michael, and the folks over at Bloodless (honorary Esquires).
posted by Moon | 1/24/2006 08:24:00 PM
2 Comments:
rule of lenity. oh yeah.
http://throckmorton.blogspot.com/2006/01/tagged.html
I am "the Golden Rule."
You are the Golden Rule! You presume that the legislature would not want to apply the statute to achieve an unreasonable or absurd result inconsistent with its purpose. It's not what's on the surface that matters for you, and you try to do what's best in any given situation. You're a bit unpredictable, but you don't mind.
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