contemporanea expositio

contemporanea expositio (k[schwa]n-tem-p[schwa]-ray-nee-[schwa] eks-p[ schwa]-zish-ee-oh). [Latin “contemporaneous exposition”] The doctrine that the best meaning of a statute or document is the one given by those who enacted it or signed it, and that the meaning publicly given by contemporary or long professional usage is presumed to be the correct one, even if the language may have a popular or an etymological meaning that is very different.

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法律翻译Johnny，毕业于新加坡知名法学院，专注翻译各类与劳动、雇佣和福利有关的法律文件。