Ejusdem Generis Rule

Ejusdem generis rule in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of ejusdem generis rule.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• ejusdem generis rule in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• ejusdem generis rule in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Ejusdem Generis Rule

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• See interpretation of statutes.

Meaning of Ejusdem Generis Rule in Canada

In this country (and some others), a meaning of Ejusdem Generis Rule may be the following: A rule of construction, that general words following an enumeration of particulars, are to have their generality limited by reference to the preceding particular enumeration (The Dictionary of English Law by Earl Jowitt, 1959, p. 698).