Advantages and Disadvantages of the 'noscitur sociis' rule

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Advantages and Disadvantages of the 'noscitur sociis' rule

Advantages

  • there is no need for draftsmen to forsee every particular circumstance
  • there is scope for the act to be adapted to suit unforseen circumstances

Disadvantages

  • it offends the seperation of powers
  • the outcome of cases is unpredictable because of the socpe for judicial  discretion

Evaluation

under this rule the meaning of a word is to be gathered from the context in which it is written.

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