noscitur a sociis

短语

[法] 文理解释

发音

其它 /nɒskiˈtuˑɹ ˌɑˑ ˌsɔkiːʔiˑs/
UK /ˌnəʊsɪtʊə ˈɑː ˌsəʊsiɪs/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A canon of construction under which the questionable meaning of a doubtful word can be derived from its association with other words.

    法律

    Foster v Diphwys Casson (1887) 18 QBD 428, involved a statute which stated that explosives taken into a mine must be in a "case or canister". Here the defendant used a cloth bag. The courts had to consider whether a cloth bag was within the definition. Under noscitur a sociis, it was held that the bag could not have been within the statutory definition, because parliament's intention was referring to a case or container of the same strength as a canister.

词源

Latin, meaning "it is known from its associates."

来源：wiktionary