legislative intent
legislative intent 立法意图 指立法机关在制定某一法律时的意图或打算，其被认为是制定法的核心、灵魂和精髓，也是对制定法进行解释的指南。当制定法的文字模糊不清或内容不一致时，法院常努力根据立法意图来解释制定法。该词亦称「intention of the legislature」；「intent of the legislature」。
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legislative intent
legislative intent
The design or plan that the legislature had at the time of enacting a statute. — Also termed intention of the legislature; intent of the legislature; congressional intent; parliamentary intent. [Cases: Statutes 181(1). C.J.S. Statutes § 315.]
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legislative intent
legislative intent. The design or plan that the legislature had at the time of enacting a statute. — Also termed intention of the legislature; intent of the legislature; congressional intent; parliamentary intent. [Cases: Statutes 181(1). C.J.S. Statutes § 315.] “The intention of the legislature is a common but very slippery phrase, which, popularly understood, may
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