rule of inconvenience

rule of inconvenience. The principle of statutory interpretation holding that a court should not construe a statute in a way that will jeopardize an important public interest or produce a serious hardship for anyone, unless that interpretation is unavoidable. — Often shortened to inconvenience. [Cases: Statutes 181(2). C.J.S. Statutes § 318.]

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