legislative intent
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflegislativeandintent
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legislative
adjective
uk/ˈledʒ.ɪ.slə.tɪv/us/ˈledʒ.ə.slə.t̬ɪv/
relating to laws or the making ...
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intent
noun[U]
uk/ɪnˈtent/us/ɪnˈtent/
the fact that you want and plan to ...
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(Definition oflegislativeandintentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is but a short hop to the conclusion that this is done in order to determinelegislativeintent.
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For that reason, intentionalism must be understood to use a different idea oflegislativeintent.
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But as time goes on, legislators change, and so this practical consideration for abiding bylegislativeintentdissipates.
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A third possibility is to concede thatlegislativeintenton the question of severability is elusive or nonexistent, and to decide on other grounds.
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A second approach is a variant on the intent-based approach that seeks hypothetical, rather than actual,legislativeintent.
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Intentionalism is the view thatlegislativeintentdetermines a statute's application-meaning.
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It seems more forthright, however, to think of what the court is doing as an independent analysis carried out in the absence of any discerniblelegislativeintent.
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Theoretically, one reason for including judicial review is to ensure that when administrative decisions are challenged, judges will consider thelegislativeintentof the enacting coalition.
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His use of historical data to gaugelegislativeintenthas become a widespread practice.
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Where the language of those laws is clear, we are not free to replace it with an unenactedlegislativeintent.
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The majority rejected the argument of impliedlegislativeintent.
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They do not interpret statutes to conflict withlegislativeintent, and courts have been reluctant in particular to read out provisions for this reason.
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Sentencing should reflect thelegislativeintentof the law, which is to target violent career criminals.
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It has been called remarkable for its preemption holding that blatantly ignoreslegislativeintent, extraordinarily disingenuous and painfully misleading.
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These principles oflegislativeintentoften overlap with those principles of statutory construction that courts have developed to interpret ambiguous or incomplete legislation.
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When a statute is clear and unambiguous, the courts have said, repeatedly, that the inquiry intolegislativeintentends at that point.
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The attorney general did not believe that there was any indication in the statutes of alegislativeintent to extend insurance coverage to domestic partners.
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The compromise was that it could only be used where there was clearlegislativeintent.
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