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ex visceribus actus

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From 50 U.S. 372 - Harrison v. Vose · 1850Most cited · 67 citing opinions

In construing all statutes, the whole of them must be scrutinized in order to decide on the meaning of particular parts. This eviscerates the true meaning from the law itself,—ex visceribus actus.