Usually means: Interpret words as ordinarily understood.
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  1. plain meaning rule: Dictionary.com
  2. Plain meaning rule: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. plain meaning rule: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. Plain-Meaning Rule, Plain Meaning Rule: Legal dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Plain meaning rule)

noun:  The plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts.


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