canon of construction

collocation in English

meaningsofcanonandconstruction

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canon
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.ən/us
/ˈkæn.ən/
mainly UK
a Christian priest with special duties in ...
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construction
noun
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/kənˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the work of building or making something, especially buildings, ...
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(Definition ofcanonandconstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Children who attend nursery schools are people and the greater, as a matter of the primecanonofconstruction, includes the lesser.
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That is a very importantcanonofconstructionwhich our criminal courts should observe.
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By a well-knowncanonofconstructionthe courts seek to interpret a document to make sense, if it is in any way possible to do so.
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This is thecanonofconstruction?
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What is acanonofconstruction?
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Applying thatcanonofconstruction, may we be told what is the difference and what is the effect of this presumably deliberate differentiation of language in these two succeeding subsections?
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This involves the introduction of no newcanonofconstruction.
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I do not think that the ordinary canons of construction are very helpful in this respect.
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By all the canons of construction and common sense, that means that circumstances must exist in which it is right for us to exercise that power.
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If those words remain in, the concern is that, applying one of the principal canons of construction, there may be a limit on the limitations that the authority could impose.
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In ascertaining their intention various rules or canons of construction are employed.
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