contemporaneous construction doctrine
contemporaneous construction doctrine 当时解释原则１行政机关或下级法院对含意模糊的法律作出的最初解释，如已长期使用，则对此类解释应予特别尊重；２对于概念模糊的法律，应根据该法律制定时所处的情况和背景进行解释。
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CONTEMPORANEOUS-CONSTRUCTION DOCTRINE
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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