RULES/DOCTRINE/MAXIM RESTRICTIONS EXAMPLE

ARTICLE III
IN GENERAL
Wprds with commercial or trade Dispose of – sell
meaning – in the absence of legis Gross value of money – gross selling price
intent it is presumed to have been
used in their trade or commercial
sense
Tariff and commerce laws
Words with technical or legal
meaning
Identical terms used in a statute – Year = agri years
bear the same meaning thru the Agri lands – public or private
entire statute
Meaning of word qualified by
purpose of statute interpretation
that will give meaning to the purpose
Word or phrase construed in relation Garcia v Comelec
to other provisions – words shld not Is resolution included in the PI
be construed in isolation but must be Claudio v Comelec
interpreted in relation to other No recall within 1 year after election covers
provisions only recall election
P195
Meaning of term dictated by context
may restrict or use in generic sense
Where the law does not distinguish Any land
Ligget and Myers – tax on tobacco accdg to its
length
Tiu San v Republic
Peralta V CSC
P201
Disjunctive and conjunctive words
Or
And