TY - BOOK AU - Slocum,Brian G. TI - Ordinary meaning: a theory of the most fundamental principle of legal interpretation SN - 9780226304991 AV - K487.L36 S58 2016 U1 - 340.14 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Chicago PB - The University of Chicago Press KW - Law KW - Language KW - Communication in law KW - Terminology KW - Interpretation and construction KW - United States KW - ukslc KW - Jurisprudence & general issues KW - thema N1 - Previously issued in print: 2015; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Brian Slocum builds his argument for a new method of interpretation by asking glaring, yet largely ignored, questions. What makes one particular meaning the 'ordinary' one, and how exactly do courts conceptualise the elements of ordinary meaning? He provides a revised framework, boldly instructing those involved with the law in how the components of ordinary meaning should be properly identified and developed in our modern legal system UR - http://chicago.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.7208/chicago/9780226304991.001.0001/upso-9780226304854 ER -