LessonsExplicit and Allusive Wording: Clarity, Intention and Legal EffectQuiz

لا بد له من دليل يزول به التردد، ويترجح به بعض الوجوه
Evidence is necessary to remove uncertainty and give priority to one of the possible meanings.

Context is not an optional embellishment to an allusion. It is often what makes one legal interpretation available in preference to others. Without such evidence, ambiguity remains and a particular legal effect cannot simply be assumed.

Explicit wording identifies its operative sense directly; allusive wording requires evidence selecting one of its possible senses.

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Explicit and Allusive Wording: Clarity, Intention and Legal Effect

لا بد له من دليل يزول به التردد، ويترجح به بعض الوجوه
Evidence is necessary to remove uncertainty and give priority to one of the possible meanings.

Context is not an optional embellishment to an allusion. It is often what makes one legal interpretation available in preference to others. Without such evidence, ambiguity remains and a particular legal effect cannot simply be assumed.

Explicit wording identifies its operative sense directly; allusive wording requires evidence selecting one of its possible senses.