Sentences with phrase «plain meaning rule»

In addition to the rule of lenity, the application of the plain meaning rule to the CFAA results in it potentially being unconstitutionally vague.

This principle is supported by other statutory interpretation rules such as the plain meaning rule of statutory interpretation, which advises us that the words used in the Criminal Code mean what they ordinarily mean.

The majority applied the plain meaning rule of statutory interpretation and the modern principle to the Act, and pointed to the broad language used for the definition of treatment:

Not exact matches

On 27 April, the US House of Representatives voted to make the American bison the first US national mammal, so what does this mean for this beast that once ruled the plains?

In plain English, this status means anyone (educators, parents, students, organizations, and so on) can display and distribute our content as long as they follow these three rules:

«Under the statute's plain meaning, therefore,» writes Justice Ming Chin, «an employer can not by contract restrain a former employee from engaging in his or her profession, trade, or business unless the agreement falls within one of the exceptions to the rule.»

Impress on students that preparing for a class with statutes / rules means reading and parsing the text of the rule — it means reading so they can explain, in plain English, what the rule / statute means and how it operates.

But the effort to stabilize the program means changing rules that have guided development in flood plains for decades.

The court stated that it was required to look at the plain meaning of the Code sections in determining whether the deduction was permissible, not regulations which don't exist, and ruled that section 469 (a) barred this type of deduction.