interpretation clause
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinterpretationandclause
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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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clause
noun[C]
uk/klɔːz/us/klɑːz/
law
a particular part of a written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a contract (= ...
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(Definition ofinterpretationandclausefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Clause 8 is theinterpretationclause.
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Clause 12 is simply aninterpretationclause.
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Clause 12 is theinterpretationclause.
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So we have a word used in the firstinterpretationclausethat is defined not in that clause but in the secondinterpretationclause.
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Clause 6 is theinterpretationclause.
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Clause 18 is theinterpretationclause.
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Clause 4 is theinterpretationclause.
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Clause 7 is theinterpretationclause.
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It is not merely aninterpretationclause.
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But it does seem absurd to include in aninterpretationclausethat the term "valuable consideration" does not include marriage or a nominal consideration.
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Only buildings which are specifically cathedrals, as defined in theinterpretationclause20, come within the scope of the measure.
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That emphasises still more how important it is that aninterpretationclauseshould be included at this stage or perhaps in another place.
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Sometimes doubts arise because there is aninterpretationclauseand sometimes because there is not one.
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One cannot speak about any of these clauses without referring to theinterpretationclauseand, indeed, to the meaning of offshore installations in clause 23.
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That is the whole purpose of this part of theinterpretationclause.
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I know that there is theinterpretationclause, which says that charity shall be construed at large.
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In that situation—and it is a matter of judgment—it is not usual to have it in theinterpretationclauseunless the word occurs more often.
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In view of its explanatory nature, it is right that it should be contained and remain in theinterpretationclause.
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Anybody coming across this phrase, unless he knows what it means, will go to theinterpretationclausejust as he would go to a dictionary.
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In common with normal legislative practice, there is a consolidatedinterpretationclausein which definitions are brought together.
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One turns to theinterpretationclause, but it contains practically nothing positive.
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I am a little worried at finding political opinion and religious belief apparently being equated in subsection (2) of theinterpretationclause.
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I should have thought theinterpretationclausecovered this quite sufficiently without these frequent references.
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He suggested that the point would be better dealt with on theinterpretationclause.
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A judicial office is, in theinterpretationclause, to include a justice of the peace.
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The situation is, as pointed out, that the definition of "children's home"is dealt with under the"registered children's home" part of theinterpretationclause.
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Why does it not appear in theinterpretationclause?
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Theinterpretationclausedoes not propose to define the word activities.
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Even in that case, however, we should need a reference in theinterpretationclauseto the amendment which was made yesterday.
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