contemporaneous construction doctrine

contemporaneous-construction doctrine. The rule that the initial interpretation of an ambiguous statute by an administrative agency or lower court is entitled to great deference if the interpretation has been used over a long period. [Cases: Statutes 218, 219(2). C.J.S. Statutes §§ 342, 344.]

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