Advantages and Disadvantages of the 'noscitur sociis' rule


	Advantages and Disadvantages of the 'noscitur sociis' rule
	Advantages there is no need for draftsmen to forsee every particular circumstance there is scope for the act to be adapted to suit unforseen circumstances	Disadvantages it offends the seperation of powers the outcome of cases is unpredictable because of the socpe for judicial discretion
	Evaluation under this rule the meaning of a word is to be gathered from the context in which it is written.

it offends the seperation of powers
the outcome of cases is unpredictable because of the socpe for judicial discretion

under this rule the meaning of a word is to be gathered from the context in which it is written.

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