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- 1what is the noscitur a sociis rule?under this rule a word draws its meaning from the other words around it.
- 2what is the translation of Noscitur a sociis?a word known by the company it keeps
- 3What case examples are there for noscitur a sociis?Muir V Keav (1975)
Inland Revenue V Frere (1965) - 4Explain the Muir V Keav case?A cafe was found open during the night and 17 women and 20 men were there. They had been supplied with cigars, coffee and ginger beer.
- 5What was the held of the Muir v Keay case?Refreshment house act 1860 felt with 'houses for public, refreshment , resort and entertainment'. The defendant argued that his cafe did not need a licence because he did not provide entertainment
- 6Explain the Inland Revenue v Frer (1965) casethe section set out rules for 'interest, annuities or other annual interest' the first use of the word interest could have meant daily weekly, monthly or yearly interest, income tax act (1952)
- 7what was the held for the inland revenue V Frere (1965)It was decided the first interest word must mean annual as the rest do
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