construe

Example Sentences

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Circuit Court of Appeals, which he said could construe the law differently, or file a fresh lawsuit in state court.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Against this backdrop, why, asked Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, should the Supreme Court construe a purported ambiguity as narrowly as possible?

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2023

Prosecutors routinely use it in cases where they can construe harm to the federal government.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023

I regret that my attempt to find a way to participate in the course in a manner that would have satisfied these concerns has enabled some to construe a potential conflict of interest.

From BBC • May 24, 2023

"He is the King's Justice, after all. Sending other men to do his office . . . some might construe that as a grave insult."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin