RULE OF THE LAST ANTECEDENT

rule of the last antecedent

rule of the last antecedent 最接近的前项规则 一种诠释原则,法庭据此认定修饰性词汇或短语修饰的只是紧接在前面而非过于远离的那些词汇或短语,除非这种扩张性修饰对于上下文或整个文件的精神来说是必需的。例如在「Texas courts, New Mexico courts, and New York courts in the federal system」这样一个短语中,「in the federal system」应该只是修饰「New York courts」,而非同时修饰「Texas courts」或「Mexico courts」。

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