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| ⚫ | Within the context of law, "'''social purpose'''" is a scheme of [[statutory construction]] declaring that a statute should not be construed in a way that would violate normal societal values or good.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lundmark|first=Thomas|url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Charting_the_Divide_Between_Common_and_C/QVQGAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA338|title=Charting the Divide Between Common and Civil Law|date=2012-09-27|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=978-0-19-973882-3|pages=338|language=en}}</ref> Example of cases in which this [[rule of construction]] was used include ''[[Riggs v. Palmer]]'' (1889) and ''[[Holy Trinity Church v. United States]]'' (1892). |
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| ⚫ | Within the context of law, "social purpose" is a scheme of [[statutory construction]] declaring that a statute should not be construed in a way that would violate normal societal values or good. Example of cases in which this [[ |
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Within the context of law, "social purpose" is a scheme of statutory construction declaring that a statute should not be construed in a way that would violate normal societal values or good.[1] Example of cases in which this rule of construction was used include Riggs v. Palmer (1889) and Holy Trinity Church v. United States (1892).
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- ^ Lundmark, Thomas (2012-09-27). Charting the Divide Between Common and Civil Law. OUP USA. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-19-973882-3.
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