interpretation of law

collocation in English

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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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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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(Definition ofinterpretationandlawfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Determination of authority, on the other hand, requiredinterpretationoflawthat was occasionally unclear and contradictory.
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That is the effectiveinterpretationoflawon this subject until the law is changed.
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It is important, however, that in theinterpretationoflawsuch factors are understood and dealt with.
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He must obey a set of instructions and nothing else—even if his predecessor has made a mistake in hisinterpretationoflaw.
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We believe that every encouragement should be given to charities with such purposes and that they should not be constrained by any narrowinterpretationoflawor practice.
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Despite my sympathy for their cause and my great respect for them, there are differences between us, but they are differences ininterpretationoflaw, not of commitment.
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In common loan countries, the creation andinterpretationoflawhas traditionally been the domain of judges.
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He also created a legal office, and ordered that anyinterpretationoflawissue only under his own signature.
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His thought was influenced by modern philosophical anthropology and a sociologicalinterpretationoflaw.
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In other instances, "obiter dicta" can suggest aninterpretationoflawthat has no bearing on the case at hand but might be useful in future cases.
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Unable to stay afloat as a semantic theory of "law" positivism, along with other jurisprudential views in the same boat, must be recast as constructive interpretations of law.
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Generally, "cassation" is based not on outright violations of law, but on diverging interpretations of law between the courts.
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Generally, cassation is based not on outright violations of law, but on diverging interpretations of law between the courts.
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Similarly, there can be varying interpretations of law among the courts of appeals.
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While the west leaves resolution of conflict to the interpretations of law through contracts and lawyers.
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