statutory construction

statutory construction. 1. The act or process of interpreting a statute. 2. Collectively, the principles developed by courts for interpreting statutes. — Also termed statutory interpretation. See CONSTRUCTION(2). [Cases: Statutes 174–247. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 306–387.] “[T]here is not, and probably never can be, anything meriting the description of a coherent body of case-law on statutory