The Most Frequent Maxim Applied by Courts in Determining Legislative

question 49

Multiple Choice

The most frequent maxim applied by courts in determining legislative intent is the ______ rule.

• A) original package
• B) plain meaning
• C) nolle prosequi
• D) unit

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Definitions:

Personality Development

The growth and development of the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive.

Biological Parents

The parents who contributed the genetic material to the creation of an offspring.

Adopted Children

Children who have become part of a family they were not born into, through a legal process.

Cause-and-Effect

The relationship between events where one or more are the result of the others, indicating a direct line of action and response.