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The rule of lenity, also called the rule of strict construction, is a principle in criminal law that requires a court to interpret an ambiguous or unclear criminal statute in the way that is most favorable to the defendant. The rule has a long history in the English and American common law tradition and has been an important element of the relationship between the courts and the legislature, but its role in modern jurisprudence is less clear.
The ruleoflenity, also called the ruleof strict construction, is a principle in criminal law that requires a court to interpret an ambiguous or unclear...
unambiguous language. Ruleoflenity In construing an ambiguous criminal statute, the court should resolve the ambiguity in favor of the defendant.: 296–302 ...
decision of the appellate court: Even were the proper construction of the word "tangible" a close call, however, this Court believed the RuleofLenity compelled...
ambiguity would be found in favor of the defendant per the ruleoflenity. This effectively ends the dispute on the legality of permitless carry in Arkansas...
ambiguity would be found in favor of the defendant per the ruleoflenity. This effectively ends the dispute on the legality of permitless carry in Arkansas...
government officials, akin to the ruleoflenity. But on closer examination, each of these justifications falls apart, for a mix of historical, conceptual, and...
University Public Interest Law Journal published The Merciful Corpus: The RuleofLenity, Ambiguity and Corpus Linguistics by Daniel Ortner. In the article Ortner...
Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010. "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United...
Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved March 20, 2010. "2008 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United...
Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved October 5, 2015. "2014 Term Opinions Relating to Orders". Supreme Court of the United...
"2008 Term Opinions of the Court". Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010. "2008 Term...
kills the lion assisted by Strength (ἰσχύς); 3v: The anointing of David by Samuel, with Lenity (πραότης) observing; 4v: David, accompanied by Power (δύναμις)...
allowing groups like the Sons of Liberty to exist. One of his officers, Lord Percy, remarked, "The general's great lenity and moderation serve only to...
excluded them until the hour of death, and to this some have assented. Nevertheless, being desirous to use somewhat greater lenity, we have ordained that they...
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