Multiple Choice
Match each rule of interpretation with its meaning.
-The golden rule.
A) The use of only the plain and ordinary, literal meaning of the words, because these are the words specifically chosen by the draftsman.
B) Putting the words in the context of the statute as a whole and giving them their ordinary meaning, unless this produces an absurd result, in which case, the judge should give the words another contextual meaning.
C) Ascertaining what the draftsman intended by the word, by examining the general purpose of the section and its social, economic or political context.
D) Looking at the previous common law and the history of the Act to ascertain what problem (or mischief) the draftsman sought to remedy.
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