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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A doctrine which requires that, as much as possible, a statute be interpreted as within power. When the language of a statute will bear both a valid, limited meaning and an invalid, extended meaning, the limited meaning should be selected.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - %5C%22reading%20down%5C%22%20principle

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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atténuer : Rendre moins grave [...]  3, fiche 1, Français, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%27interpr%C3%A9tation%20att%C3%A9nu%C3%A9e

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L'interprétation conciliatrice («reading down») [...] consiste à interpréter la disposition d'une manière restrictive afin d'éviter les difficultés constitutionnelles.  4, fiche 1, Français, - th%C3%A9orie%20de%20l%27interpr%C3%A9tation%20att%C3%A9nu%C3%A9e

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol