The Narrow Approach is where the phrase has **** **** *** *******, so the judges select the meaning which avoids absurdity.
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R v Allen (1872) was when the defendant remarried but the marriage was **** because he hadn't ended the last one.
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Section 57 of the Offences Against the ****** Act 1861 said that 'whosoever being married shall marry again without the previous marriage being ended commits the offence.
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The **** Approach is when the word or phrase has one meaning but to apply it would cause an absurd result.
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Adler v George (1964) was when the defendant was charged with obstructing a member of the armed forces 'in the ******** of a prohibited place' under the Official Secrets Act 1920.
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******* Case (1584) held that four things should be considered in the Mischief Rule
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Smith v Hughes (1960) was when it was said that under the Street Offences Act 1959 it was an offence to ******* 'in a street or public place'.
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In Smith v Hughes (1960) the defendant was found guilty even though she was in her home when she solicited men from a balcony. The court held that the Act aimed to ******* ****** **** ***** ********* whilst in a public place.
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The ********* Approach focuses on what Parliament intended when passing the law.
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**** ******* said that 'Judges must look for the purpose and intent'.
