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intendment

intendment noun: the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation.

Noun

intendment (countable and uncountable, plural intendments)

  1. the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation

intendment meaning in Tamil

intendment in Tamil

மெய்யான விளக்கம்

Forms of intendment

pluralintendments

Origin of intendment

From intend + -ment.

Questions about intendment

What does intendment mean?
Intendment means the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation.
What is intendment in Tamil?
Intendment in Tamil is மெய்யான விளக்கம். See Intendment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intendment?
Intendment is a noun.
What is the plural of intendment?
The plural of intendment is intendments.

Words near intendment in the dictionary

  1. intendiments
  2. intendin'
  3. intending
  4. intendingly
  5. intendings
  6. intendment
  7. intendments
  8. intends
  9. intenerate
  10. intenerated
  11. intenerates

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