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mischief rules

mischief rules is the plural of mischief rule.

Meaning of mischief rule

Noun

mischief rule (plural mischief rules)

  1. (England, Wales) One of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, used to determine the exact scope of the mischief that the statute in question has set out to remedy.

Questions about mischief rules

What is mischief rules the plural of?
Mischief rules is the plural of mischief rule.

Words near mischief rules in the dictionary

  1. mischevious
  2. mischief
  3. Mischief Night
  4. Mischief Nights
  5. mischief rule
  6. mischief rules
  7. mischief-maker
  8. mischief-makers
  9. mischiefe
  10. mischiefed
  11. mischiefes

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