Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
Quando lex est specialis, ratio autem generalis, generaliter lex est intelligenda — When a law is special, but the reason for it is general, the law is to be understood in a general sense … Ballentine's law dictionary
construction — con·struc·tion /kən strək shən/ n: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining meaning or effect (as of a statute or contract) the construction placed upon an agreement J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo Merriam Webster’s… … Law dictionary
law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… … Law dictionary
