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(law) A doctrine of statutory interpretation according to which qualifying phrases attach and refer to only the last antecedent.

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last antecedent rule

Source Word

last antecedent rule

Noun

(law) A doctrine of statutory interpretation according to which qualifying phrases attach and refer to only the last antecedent.

Japanese Meaning

法解釈において、修飾語句が、修飾対象となる複数の先行詞のうち、最後のものにのみ係るという原則

裁判官は控訴を棄却し、修飾句は直後の先行詞にのみ係るという最終先行詞の原則に従って、その限定句は法令の最後の項目だけを修飾すると説明した。

Sense（1）

(law) A doctrine of statutory interpretation according to which qualifying phrases attach and refer to only the last antecedent.