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mischief rule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
mis-chief rule
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.

Inflected Forms

mischief rules (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

golden rule plain meaning rule

Questions

What does mischief rule mean?
One of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.

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