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Idem semper antecedenti proximo refertur

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Idem always refers to the next antecedent. See 7 Johns. Ch. (N. Y.) 248.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Co. Litt. 685. "The same" is always referred to its next antecedent.