According to the Literal Rule of Legal Interpretation

question 84

Multiple Choice

According to the literal rule of legal interpretation:

• A)When reading a text we should try to work out what the author intended to say rather than focusing on the actual words used.
• B)When interpreting a text the intention of the author should be preferred over the ordinary, natural meaning of words.
• C)If reading a text literally produces an interpretation not intended by the author it is appropriate to interpret language in the spirit that it was intended.
• D)We should always read a legal text literally, with words and phrases given their ordinary and natural meanings.

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Definitions:

Transcription

The process by which the genetic information in a strand of DNA is copied into a new molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

Translation

The process by which the sequence of bases in messenger RNA is converted into the sequence of amino acids in a protein by ribosomes and transfer RNA.

Prokaryotes

Microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus and other organelles due to the absence of a membrane surrounding their genetic material.

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus enclosed within membranes, distinguishing them from prokaryotes, which lack a membrane-bound nucleus.