Common Intent
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
construetion. The natural sense given to words. It isa rule that when words are used which will bear a natural sense andan artificial one, or one to be made out by argument and inference, the natural sense shall prevail; it is simply a rule of construction and not of addition; common intent cannot add to a sentence words which have been omitted.
2H. Black. 530.
In pleading,-certainty is required, but certainty to a common intent is sufficient, that is, what upon a reasonable construction may be called certain, without recurring to possible facts.
Co. Litt. 203,a; Dougl. 153.
See Certainty. ‘COMMON LAW. See Law, common. -