Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio nisi impediatur sententia

Dictionary:

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Relative words refer to the nearest antecedent, unless it be prevented by the context. Jenk. Cent. 180.

Author:

Henry Campbell Black, M.A.

Publisher:

West Publishing Company

Year Published:

1910

Copyright Year:

1910

Copyright Holder:

West Publishing Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary