Sentence examples for interpreted to apply from inspiring English sources
It was later interpreted to apply to groups that did not even exist at the time it was passed.
[he] shall suffer Death as a Felon". This statute was interpreted to apply only to buildings of the established church.
The Alien Tort Claims Act has been interpreted to apply only to genocide, war crimes, piracy, slavery, torture, unlawful detention and summary execution.
"The case," Mr. von Mehren said, "could be interpreted to apply constitutional restrictions against the intrusion of Federal law into the law of torts," which is civil law.
What's worse, she wrote, when the bills become law, they may be interpreted to apply to gay and lesbian couples who are raising children.
This statute has been interpreted to apply to all information received in any 'formal proceeding.' Attorney General's Manual on the Administrative Procedure Act 24 (1947).
In upholding that restriction, the Eighth Circuit appellate court interpreted it to apply not to disputed issues in general, but more narrowly to those issues likely to come before a court in the form of cases.
"The so-called emoluments clause has never been interpreted, however, to apply to fair value exchanges that have absolutely nothing to do with an office holder," Dillon said.
The criminalization of 'unnatural acts' in Botswana is often interpreted as to apply to homosexuality [ 20].
However, the material content of the law does not itself determine who is to interpret and to apply it.
