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Tag: Whole Act Rule

Use of Dictionaries in California Statutory Construction

October 24, 2026   11:18 amOctober 24, 2026   11:18 am
As a general rule, California courts apply the plain meaning rule as a primary pillar of statutory construction, giving words their usual, ordinary, and everyday meaning. When a statutory term lacks an explicit internal definition, courts frequently turn to standard...
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Canon of Statutory Construction – Whole Act Rule

October 26, 2022   8:41 amOctober 26, 2022   8:43 am
For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...
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