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

Moreover, courts often construe statutes to avoid constitutional questions.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024

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

Mammachi knew this, but preferred to construe Margaret Kochamma’s silence as a tacit acceptance of payment for the favors Mammachi imagined she bestowed on her son.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy