I was looking up a legal term, and found this sentence:
An anti-lapse statute is a rule of construction in trusts and estates law.
What does "rule of construction" mean (here, and in general)?
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Sign up to join this communityI was looking up a legal term, and found this sentence:
An anti-lapse statute is a rule of construction in trusts and estates law.
What does "rule of construction" mean (here, and in general)?
A rule of construction is a methodology or procedure for resolving ambiguities in a contract or statute.