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Argumentum ab inconvenienti






Argumentum ab inconvenienti

An argument arising from the inconvenience which the construction of the law would create, is to have effect only in a case where the law is doubtful where the law is certain, such an argument is of no force.

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Argument
Practice.1) Cicero defines it ii probable reason proposed in order to induce belief. 2) The logicians define it more scientifically to be a means, which by its connexion between two extremes establishes a relation between them.

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The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document; of trying to find it's meaning. Whether it be a contract or a statute, there are times when a phrase may be unclear or of several meanings. Then, either lawyers or judges must attempt to interpret or "construct" the probable aim and purpose of the phrase, by extrapolating from other parts of the document or, in the case of statutes, referring to a interpretation law which gives legal construction guidelines. Generally, there are two types of construction methods: literal (strict) or liberal.

Effect
The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its effect.

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1) Practice. A contested question before a court of justicea suit or action a cause. 2) An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned



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Argument
Practice.1) Cicero defines it ii probable reason proposed in order to induce belief. 2) The logicians define it more scientifically to be a means, which by its connexion between two extremes establishes a relation between them.

Argument list
A list of cases put down for the argument of some point of law.

Argumentativeness
What is used by way of reasoning in pleading is so called.



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Argument
Practice.1) Cicero defines it ii probable reason proposed in order to induce belief. 2) The logicians define it more scientifically to be a means, which by its connexion between two extremes establishes a relation between them.

Argument list
A list of cases put down for the argument of some point of law.

Argumentativeness
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