☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Saving Construction

A principle of statutory interpretation under which courts will construe an ambiguous statute in a manner that preserves its constitutionality, avoiding an interpretation that would render it unconstitutional.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Constitutional Law · Source: NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., 301 U.S. 1 (1937)
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