literal rule
English
Noun
- (law) The method of strictly interpreting a statute according to the meaning, established by convention, of the words used therein.
Further reading
- The literal rule, open.edu
- literal rule in thefreedictionary.com
- “the literal rule” (US) / “the literal rule” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
Plain meaning rule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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