interpretation rule
nounUK /ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən ruːl/
US /ɪnˌtɜːrprɪˈteɪʃən ruːl/
A rule that tells you how to understand or explain something.
The judge followed the interpretation rule to decide what the old law meant.
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2. A legal rule that guides judges in understanding the meaning of a law or contract.
The court applied the interpretation rule to clarify the ambiguous clause.
3. A rule in logic or mathematics that explains how a symbol or formula should be read.
Students learned the interpretation rule for reading the new symbol.
4. A rule used in language study to explain how words or sentences should be understood.
The teacher gave an interpretation rule for the tricky phrase.