Nonsense
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
construction, is that which in a written agreement or will is unintelligible. Itisa rule of Jaw that an instrument shall be so construed that the whole if possible shall stand. Whena matter is written grammatically right, but it is unintelligible and the whole makes nonsense, some words cannot be rejected to make sense of the rest, 1 Salk. 324; but when matter is nonsense by being contrary and repugmant to some precedent sensible matter, such repugnant matter is rejected.
Ib.; 15 Vin. Ab. 560; 14 Vin. Ab. 142.
Vide articles Ambigutty; Construction; Interpretatton.