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purposive approach

purposive approach noun: doctrine of interpreting an enactment according to the spirit of the law and in the context of its drafting.

Noun

purposive approach

  1. doctrine of interpreting an enactment according to the spirit of the law and in the context of its drafting
    Synonyms:
    purposivism

Synonyms of purposive approach

Questions about purposive approach

What does purposive approach mean?
Purposive approach means doctrine of interpreting an enactment according to the spirit of the law and in the context of its drafting.
What part of speech is purposive approach?
Purposive approach is a noun.

Words near purposive approach in the dictionary

  1. purpositiveness
  2. purpositivenesses
  3. purpositivities
  4. purpositivity
  5. purposive
  6. purposive approach
  7. purposively
  8. purposiveness
  9. purposivenesses
  10. purposivism
  11. purposivist

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