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Judicial interpretation of statutory law
Statutory interpretation is the process by which courts interpret and apply legislation. Some amount of interpretation is often necessary when a case involves
Statutory_interpretation
Assigning meanings to concepts, symbols, objects
particularly constitutional documents and legislation (see statutory interpretation). In logic, an interpretation is an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a
Interpretation_(philosophy)
Rule established in an earlier legal case
Supreme Court. On an interpretation of state law, whether common law or statutory law, the federal courts are bound by the interpretation of a state court
Precedent
employment. By using statutory interpretation in the majority opinion, the Court in Price Waterhouse expanded the interpretation of Title VII to “establish
LGBTQ employment discrimination in the United States
LGBTQ_employment_discrimination_in_the_United_States
Law created by judicial precedent
codification, leaving common law judges broader discretion in statutory interpretation and performing a quasi-legislative function in adjudication. Nonetheless
Common_law
US Supreme Court justice since 2017
status that same year. Gorsuch is a proponent of textualism in statutory interpretation and originalism in interpreting the United States Constitution
Neil_Gorsuch
Legal interpretation doctrine
in the United States which bases constitutional, judicial, and statutory interpretation of text on the original understanding at the time of its adoption
Originalism
Formal written document that creates law
Council. Public and private bills Organic statute Super statute Statutory interpretation "statute". LII / Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School
Statute
American legal scholar (born 1951)
2016–2020. He writes primarily on constitutional law, legislation and statutory interpretation, religion, marriage equality, and LGBT rights. Born and raised
William_Eskridge
2025 UK Supreme Court case
Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 is a leading UK Supreme Court decision on the statutory interpretation of the terms man and woman in the Equality Act 2010 and the application
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
For_Women_Scotland_Ltd_v_The_Scottish_Ministers
Law promoting gender-inclusive legislative interpretation
re-enacted by the Interpretation Act 2005. Section 18(b)(ii) of that Act provides, "In an Act passed on or after 22 December 1993, and in a statutory instrument
Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993
Interpretation_(Amendment)_Act_1993
Principle of interpretation in United States law
The major questions doctrine is a principle of statutory interpretation in United States administrative law under which, pursuant to recent Supreme Court
Major_questions_doctrine
US Supreme Court justice since 2020
she continued to teach civil procedure, constitutional law, and statutory interpretation. On September 26, 2020, shortly after United States Supreme Court
Amy_Coney_Barrett
Ways courts interpret laws, especially Constitutional laws
Separation of powers Statutory interpretation John E. Finn (2006). "Part I: Lecture 4: The Court and Constitutional Interpretation". Civil Liberties and
Judicial_interpretation
Constitutional doctrine
Textualism is the perspective of statutory interpretation in which the courts should read the words of that statutory text as any ordinary member of congress
Textualism
establishes that the Hansard can be used as an external aid to statutory interpretation. Allott, Philip (March 2001). "EC Directives and Misfeasance in
Three Rivers DC v Governor of the Bank of England
Three_Rivers_DC_v_Governor_of_the_Bank_of_England
English rule of statutory interpretation
The mischief rule is one of three rules of statutory interpretation traditionally applied by English courts, the other two being the "plain meaning rule"
Mischief_rule
United States legal philosophy in which judges must interpret laws exactly as written
Limits of Literalism: Defining the Absurd Result Principle in Statutory Interpretation", 44 Am. U. L. Rev. 127, 1994–95 (subscription required). K Mart
Strict_constructionism
Rule of statutory interpretation
construction, purposive interpretation, or the modern principle in construction) is an approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation under which common
Purposive_approach
Highest court in the U.S. state of New York
presented. Riggs v. Palmer (Earl, J): used the "social purpose" rule of statutory construction, the process of interpreting a will. Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
New_York_Court_of_Appeals
2020 United States Supreme Court case
analysts claimed that the case defined Gorsuch as a textualist in statutory interpretation. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed into law amid the civil
Bostock_v._Clayton_County
United States anti-obscenity law
States v. Thirty-Seven Photographs (1971) adopted a similar line of interpretation towards 18 U.S.C. § 1462 and Sec. 305. of the Tariff Act of 1930 (or
Comstock_Act_of_1873
Book by Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner
so aggregating their viewpoints is an impractical approach to statutory interpretation. In the book's introduction, Scalia and Garner focus on the 1986
Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts
Reading_Law:_The_Interpretation_of_Legal_Texts
2024 United States Supreme Court case
ambiguity in the statutory language, but noted that even if these arguments successfully argued for ambiguity in the text, NMFS's interpretation of the MSA
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
Loper_Bright_Enterprises_v._Raimondo
Topics referred to by the same term
legislation relating to interpretation of legislation Judicial interpretation, an interpretation of law by a judiciary Statutory interpretation, determining the
Interpretation
1949 legal essay by Lon L. Fuller
importance of the separation of powers and literal approach to statutory interpretation. Two others vote to overturn the convictions: one invokes "common
The Case of the Speluncean Explorers
The_Case_of_the_Speluncean_Explorers
2000 US Supreme Court case
the Court was willing to abandon common law interpretation principles for some federal statutes or statutory provisions by asserting that "a 'cluster of
Carter v. United States (2000)
Carter_v._United_States_(2000)
English rule of statutory interpretation
of statutory construction traditionally applied by the English courts. The rule can be used to avoid the consequences of a literal interpretation of the
Golden_rule_(law)
Controversial judicial practice
question of judicial activism is closely related to judicial interpretation, statutory interpretation, and separation of powers. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. introduced
Judicial_activism
2022 United States Supreme Court case
Gallardo v. Marstiller, 596 U.S. 420 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case that held the Medicaid Act permits a state to seek reimbursement from
Gallardo_v._Marstiller
US Supreme Court justice since 2018
probe by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. When reviewing a book on statutory interpretation by Second Circuit chief judge Robert Katzmann, Kavanaugh observed
Brett_Kavanaugh
Traditional rule of statutory interpretation in English law
meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts. The other two are
Plain_meaning_rule
Concepts in the philosophy of law
Legal technicality Original intent • Original meaning • Textualism Statutory interpretation § Meaning The Spirit of Law, the 1748 political theory treatise
Letter_and_spirit_of_the_law
US Supreme Court justice from 1986 to 2016
and ideology, advocating textualism in statutory interpretation and originalism in constitutional interpretation. He peppered his colleagues with "Ninograms"
Antonin_Scalia
2026 United States Supreme Court case
Watson v. Republican National Committee is a 5–4 United States Supreme Court decision in which the court ruled that mail-in ballots cast and postmarked
Watson v. Republican National Committee
Watson_v._Republican_National_Committee
2026 United States Supreme Court case
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc., 608 U.S. ___ (2026), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the necessary
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma, Inc.
Hikma_Pharmaceuticals_USA_Inc._v._Amarin_Pharma,_Inc.
US Supreme Court justice since 2006
2005 term. A fierce critic of reliance on legislative history in statutory interpretation, Scalia was the only member of the Court in Zedner v. United States
Samuel_Alito
2022 United States Supreme Court case
Internal Revenue Code) and equitable tolling. It is regarding the statutory interpretation of 26 U.S.C. § 6330(c) and whether the tax court would have jurisdiction
Boechler_v._Commissioner
2026 United States Supreme Court case
individuals for whom Congress has expressly created an array of federal statutory rights; and one that, as Justice Jackson's dissent details, is remarkably
Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety
Landor_v._Louisiana_Department_of_Corrections_and_Public_Safety
American legal scholar (1933–2019)
texts on legal realism, form and substance in the law, and on statutory interpretation. Summers has served as official advisor the drafting commissions
Robert_S._Summers
Leading English case on statutory interpretation
decision of the House of Lords on the use of legislative history in statutory interpretation. The court established the principle that when primary legislation
Pepper (Inspector of Taxes) v Hart
Pepper_(Inspector_of_Taxes)_v_Hart
Judicial interpretation of laws in South Africa
construe their country's statutory law: linguistics or semantics, common law and jurisprudence. Although statutory interpretation usually involves a personal
Legal interpretation in South Africa
Legal_interpretation_in_South_Africa
Jurisprudential term
cause, and may thus be ignored. Another use of the term is in statutory interpretation. Where one reading of a statute would make one or more parts of
Surplusage
Method of statutory interpretation
Analogia iuris is a method of statutory interpretation in which gaps in existing law are filled by reference to overarching principles of law. Analogia
Analogia_iuris
Method used to resolve issues on which there is no previous authority
Analogia legis, also known as "statutory analogy" or "analogy from statute", is a method of statutory interpretation in which the legal principle applicable
Analogy_(law)
1975 United States Supreme Court case
Hicks v. Miranda, 422 U.S. 332 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Anti-Injunction Act does apply to state
Hicks_v._Miranda
Legal test for obscenity
established by the English case R. v Hicklin (1868). At issue was the statutory interpretation of the word "obscene" in the Obscene Publications Act 1857, which
Hicklin_test
American academic
she was co-author of the preeminent case book on legislation and statutory interpretation, Cases and Materials on Legislation and Regulation: Statutes and
Elizabeth_Garrett
1584 English court case
case to use what would come to be called the mischief rule of statutory interpretation. The mischief rule is more flexible than the golden or literal
Heydon's_Case
1892 United States Supreme Court case
criticized the decision as a prominent illustration of non-textualist statutory interpretation. In 1887, the Church of the Holy Trinity (usually known as Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
Church_of_the_Holy_Trinity_v._United_States
Type of delegated legislation
In many countries, a statutory instrument is a form of delegated legislation. Statutory instruments are the principal form of delegated or secondary legislation
Statutory_instrument
Judicial independence in the nation
On 26 February 1993, the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 1993 was passed to reform the law relating to statutory interpretation. The amending Act inserted
Judicial independence in Singapore
Judicial_independence_in_Singapore
2023 United States Supreme Court case
United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc., 598 U.S. 739 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the False Claims
United States ex rel. Schutte v. Supervalu Inc.
United_States_ex_rel._Schutte_v._Supervalu_Inc.
US Supreme Court case on anti-circumvention principle in statutory interpretation
the Supreme Court expressed an anti-circumvention principle for statutory interpretation, in which laws should be read in ways that do not undermine their
The_Emily_and_the_Caroline
American lawyer (born 1987)
v. State Board: Ohio Supreme Court Limits Agency Deference in Statutory Interpretation". Casemine. Retrieved 2025-04-15. "Litigation Section Best Brief
Benjamin_Michael_Flowers
Legal doctrine
Original intent is a theory in law concerning constitutional and statutory interpretation. It is frequently used as a synonym for originalism; while original
Original_intent
2016 United States Supreme Court case
Shaw v. United States, 580 U.S. 63 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case tin which the court held that a scheme to defraud customers also deprives
Shaw_v._United_States
South African Bill of Rights
direct application or enforcement. The import of section 39(2) for statutory interpretation was discussed in Investigating Directorate: Serious Economic Offences
Chapter Two of the Constitution of South Africa
Chapter_Two_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa
2021 United States Supreme Court case
send unsolicited text messages. In a unanimous decision based on statutory interpretation of the TCPA, the Supreme Court ruled that auto dialers are defined
Facebook,_Inc._v._Duguid
2026 United States Supreme Court case
China, citing the IEEPA as the statutory authority for doing so. After implementing other tariffs citing different statutory authorities, Trump announced
Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
Learning_Resources,_Inc._v._Trump
2025 United States Supreme Court case
Soto v. United States, 605 U.S. 360 (2025), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the combat-related special compensation
Soto_v._United_States
seek an objective interpretation of the law. The jurisprudence of statutory interpretation is not settled in Australia. Interpretive doctrines such as the
Australian_legal_system
United States federal legislation
"Statutory Interpretation Concerning Certain Hybrid Instruments", 55 Federal Register 13582 (April 11, 1990) (for the hybrid instrument statutory interpretation)
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000
Commodity_Futures_Modernization_Act_of_2000
Type of jury verdict in criminal trials
tended to favour the "not guilty" verdict over "not proven" and so the interpretation has changed. The "not guilty" verdict has become the normal verdict
Jury_nullification
2020 United States Supreme Court case
Banister v. Davis, 590 U.S. ___ (2020), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) motion
Banister_v._Davis
Theoretical legal structure
compete or overlap in a given jurisdiction, as opposed to monopolistic statutory law according to which there is a sole provider of law for each jurisdiction
Polycentric_law
Legal concept meaning powers are exceeded
doctrine of ultra vires in relation to companies by statute. Similarly, statutory and governmental bodies may have limits upon the acts and activities which
Ultra_vires
Canon Law. 32 (1): 19–35. doi:10.1353/bmc.2015.0002. "No. IV.5.3 – Interpretation in favour of effectiveness of contract". Trans-Lex.org. 1991-05-27.
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Several distinct principles of law
proportionality is used as a criterion of fairness and justice in statutory interpretation processes, especially in constitutional law, as a logical method
Proportionality_(law)
2026 United States Supreme Court case
Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that, after a federal court has stayed
Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties
Jules_v._Andre_Balazs_Properties
2024 United States Supreme Court case
regulation even as applied to those not involved in the case. He said that the statutory provision directing courts to "set aside [unlawful] agency action" allows
Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Corner_Post,_Inc._v._Board_of_Governors_of_the_Federal_Reserve_System
2022 United States Supreme Court case
United States v. Taylor, 596 U.S. 845 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that an attempted Hobbs Act robbery does not
United_States_v._Taylor
2015 United States Supreme Court case
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong, 575 U.S. 402 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the statutes of limitations within
United States v. Kwai Fun Wong
United_States_v._Kwai_Fun_Wong
Ongoing Indian LGBT rights case law
right, and she argued that the court must engage in statutory interpretation to grant statutory recognition of this right to couples from sexual and
Supriyo_v._Union_of_India
2026 United States Supreme Court case
"the Court's interpretation of [the Helms-Burton Act] treats all property interests as if they were perpetual ones." Her interpretation of the act was
Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises
Havana_Docks_Corp._v._Royal_Caribbean_Cruises
Latin phrase meaning in its own class
is known as the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984. In statutory interpretation, sui generis refers to the problem of giving meaning to groups
Sui_generis
Theoretical study of law
statehood, the separation of powers, and the analysis of judicial interpretation. Evidence of early legal philosophy being carried out dates back to
Jurisprudence
2020 United States Supreme Court case
Arthur James Lomax v. Christina Ortiz-Marquez et al., 590 U.S. ___ (2020) was a Supreme Court case in which the court held that in situations and proceedings
Lomax_v._Ortiz-Marquez
Norms in international relations
courts. The VCLT, which codifies several bedrock principles of treaty interpretation, holds that a treaty "shall be interpreted in good faith in accordance
International_law
South African judge (1931–1998)
in statutory interpretation; both Bizos and Etienne Mureinik viewed him as a leading exponent of a rights-based, non-textualist form of statutory interpretation
John_Didcott
UK House of Lords case
jurisdiction to examine the validity of the Hunting Act as a question of statutory interpretation (whether the 1911 Act could be used to enact the 1949 Act); standing
R (Jackson) v Attorney General
R_(Jackson)_v_Attorney_General
2025 United States Supreme Court case
agency's interpretation of a statute. District courts must independently determine the law's meaning under ordinary principles of statutory interpretation while
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp.
McLaughlin_Chiropractic_Associates,_Inc._v._McKesson_Corp.
1936 United States Supreme Court case
Gooch v. United States, 297 U.S. 124 (1936), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that holding a police officer hostage while
Gooch_v._United_States
1984 United States Supreme Court case
court may not substitute its own construction of a statutory provision for a reasonable interpretation made by the administrator of an agency. — Chevron
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
1981 United States Supreme Court case
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Reis, 451 U.S. 401 (1981), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that Section 301 of Taft-Hartley
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Reis
Complete_Auto_Transit,_Inc._v._Reis
2026 United States Supreme Court case
Fernandez v. United States, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that an incarcerated person who collaterally
Fernandez_v._United_States
20th-century American legal scholar
themes from the work itself: (1) Institutional competence, (2) Statutory interpretation, and (3) principled decisionmaking. "This perspective stresses
Henry_M._Hart_Jr.
Judicial interpretation Forms Constitutional review Judicial opinion In Catholic canon law In Islamic jurisprudence Kritarchy Statutory interpretation Judicial
Monism and dualism in international law
Monism_and_dualism_in_international_law
Principle of statutory interpretation
the purpose of resolving this issue, courts have developed canons of interpretation. The rule of lenity is one such canon. Implicit in its provisions is
Rule_of_lenity
1893 United States Supreme Court case
been cited in three Supreme Court decisions as a precedent for court interpretation of common meanings, especially dictionary definitions. (Sonn v. Maggone
Nix_v._Hedden
1806 United States Supreme Court case
party. That requirement remains acceptable in law as a matter of statutory interpretation, not constitutional command. List of United States Supreme Court
Strawbridge_v._Curtiss
Case decided in 1610 in England
Parliament by judicial review or only as being another form of statutory interpretation. Noah Feldman suggested that the dispute over the two meanings
Dr._Bonham's_Case
1976 American legal decision
United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls, 413 F. Supp. 1281 (E.D. Wisc. 1976)
United_States_v._Article_Consisting_of_50,000_Cardboard_Boxes_More_or_Less,_Each_Containing_One_Pair_of_Clacker_Balls
1985 US Supreme Court decision on FOIA exemptions
refusal to disclose information that is classified subject to a relevant statutory basis. Both the National Security Act of 1947 and the Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency v. Sims
Central_Intelligence_Agency_v._Sims
1948 United States Supreme Court case
Lüdecke v. Watkins, 335 U.S. 160 (1948), was a 1948 United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Alien Enemies Act precluded judicial
Ludecke_v._Watkins
American jurist and philosopher (1872–1961)
Hand is also remembered as a pioneer of modern approaches to statutory interpretation. His decisions in specialist fields—such as patents, torts, admiralty
Learned_Hand
American legal scholar
and professor of law with recognized expertise in jurisprudence, statutory interpretation, legal linguistics, and administrative law. Professor Brian Bix
Brian_Slocum_(law_professor)
2026 United States Supreme Court case
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, 608 U.S. ___ (2026), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a claim that one company
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC
Montgomery_v._Caribe_Transport_II,_LLC
2015 United States Supreme Court case
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. 383 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a whistleblower disclosure
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean
Department_of_Homeland_Security_v._MacLean
49; [1957] A.C. 436 was a 1956 House of Lords case concerning statutory interpretation and the proper construction of the Sophia Naturalization Act 1705
Attorney-General v Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover
Attorney-General_v_Prince_Ernest_Augustus_of_Hanover
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old Norse drengr ‘young man’, but with more than one possible interpretation. It may reflect the personal name (originally a byname) of this form, which had some currency in the most Scandinavian-influenced areas of medieval England. Alternatively it may reflect the Middle English borrowing of the vocabulary word in the sense ‘servant’, later a technical term of the feudal system of Northumbria for a free tenant who held land by military and agricultural service, sometimes paying rent as well or in commutation.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : of uncertain origin. According to Reaney this is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English wether ‘wether’, ‘ram’ + herd ‘herdsman’. His evidence for this interpretation of the final syllable is alternation in the late 15th century between Weydurherd and Wedirhed. Black speculates that the name may be a topographic name from a hill in Berwickshire.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Victorious in contemplation, Meditative in God, Remembrance, Prayer, To achieve, Translated upon interpretation
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Strong (Hawaiian interpretation of the name Amos).
Boy/Male
Sikh
Victorious in contemplation, Meditative in God, Remembrance, Prayer, To achieve, Translated upon interpretation
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Interpretation
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
Boy/Male
Hawaiian
Strong (Hawaiian interpretation of the name Amos).
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Female
English
Variant spelling of English Hayley, HAYLEIGH means "hay field."
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful, Sweet, Smart
Girl/Female
Armenian, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Auspicious Speech; Good Repute; Sweet Spoken
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Love
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dharmraj | தரà¯à®®à®°à®¾à®œ
Girl/Female
Indian
Flowering, Blooming, Flower
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Goodly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Blandford Forum and other places called Blandford in Dorset (Blaneford in Domesday Book), probably named in Old English with blǣge ‘gudgeon’ (genitive plural blægna) + ford ‘ford’.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Beautiful Like a Peacock
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi
Ever Lasting
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n.
The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
adv.
According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.
n.
The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
n.
The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension; interpretation; explanation.
a.
Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Aegean Sea noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.
n.
The art of carving statues or images as representatives of real persons or things; a branch of sculpture.
n.
The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.
n.
One who practices the art of making statues.
n.
The act of rendering into another language; interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult.
n.
The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
a.
Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation.
pl.
of Statuary
a.
A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote.
n.
The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
n.
A collection of statues; statues, collectively.
a.
Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary dominion of land.
a.
Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.
n.
A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.
a.
Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision.