- ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio nisi impediatur sententia
- /aed proksamam abntasiydenz fayaet raleysh(iy)ow naysay impiydiyeytar sentensh(iy)a/ Relative words refer to the nearest antecedent, unless it be prevented by the context. Brown v. Brown, Del., 3 Terry 157, 29 A.2d 149, 153
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.