Statutory Interpretation

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2 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Statutory Interpretation.

• Golden rule (law) — A statutory-interpretation rule directing a court to depart from an ordinary grammatical reading when that reading would produce an absurd, inconsistent or repugnant result.
• Implied repeal — A statutory doctrine under which a later enactment renders irreconcilably inconsistent provisions of an earlier enactment inoperative without expressly naming their repeal.