vestigial words
vestigial words (ve-stij-ee-[schwa]l). Statutory words and phrases that, through a succession of amendments, have been made useless or meaningless. • Courts do not allow vestigial words to defeat the fair meaning of a statute.
vestigial words (ve-stij-ee-[schwa]l). Statutory words and phrases that, through a succession of amendments, have been made useless or meaningless. • Courts do not allow vestigial words to defeat the fair meaning of a statute.