Sentence examples for statutory construction from inspiring English sources

That is not a reasonable exercise of statutory construction.

But that's a question of Florida Supreme Court statutory construction.

MR. OLSON -- They recited four canons of statutory construction, Justice Stevens.

The court simply applied centuries-old rules of statutory construction to make them all effective.

"Legislative intent is the polestar of statutory construction," Mr. Gonzales wrote in the 2000 abortion case.

This fundamental principle, and our traditional rules of statutory construction, guide our decision today.

"The Democrats' perspective is that the election code has to be read as mandating that each voter's intent, irrespective of whether the voter has properly punched or marked his or her ballot, must take precedence over statutory deadlines, the constitutional construction of statutes, and the discretion and operative duties of executive officers," Ms. Harris wrote.

Safety helmets contribute to the protection of head and wearing it is a statutory requirement in Hong Kong construction sites.

Plume and Mitchell (2007) conducted in 2004 an experiment with 23 students in a design studio setting, testing the IFC-model performance in multi-disciplinary collaboration (architecture, landscape architecture, MEP, statutory planning, sustainability and construction management).

The logic of this line of questioning is that, under the canon of "constitutional avoidance," the Supreme Court should avoid an extremely literalistic and counterintuitive construction of the statutory phrase at the heart of the case ("an Exchange established by a State") because it will lead to a harsh and likely unconstitutional result.

Government officials said the initial work was the first 'Early Contractor Involvement' contract, to examine development and environmental surveys as part of the statutory work that must take place before construction.