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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Legal Principle
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gptkbp:aimsTo
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Suppress the mischief and advance the remedy
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:Statutory_Interpretation
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gptkbp:category
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Rules of Statutory Interpretation
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:Eastman_Photographic_Materials_Co_Ltd_v_Comptroller-General_of_Patents_(1898)
gptkb:Royal_College_of_Nursing_v_DHSS_(1981)
gptkb:Smith_v_Hughes_(1960)
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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gptkb:Literal_Rule
gptkb:Golden_Rule
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gptkbp:firstReleased
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1584
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gptkbp:focusesOn
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The defect or mischief in the previous law
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mischief Rule
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:Heydon's_Case
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gptkbp:purpose
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To determine the intention of the legislature
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Purposive Approach
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gptkbp:type
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What remedy has Parliament resolved and appointed to cure the disease of the commonwealth?
What is the true reason of the remedy?
What was the law before the statute?
What was the mischief and defect for which the law did not provide?
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gptkbp:usedBy
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Judges
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gptkbp:usedIn
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Common Law Jurisdictions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Plain_Meaning_Rule
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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