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CURIOSA INTERPRETATIO REPROBANDA

\kjˌʊɹɪˈə͡ʊsəɹ ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈe͡ɪʃɪˌə͡ʊ ɹɪpɹəbˈandə], \kjˌʊɹɪˈə‍ʊsəɹ ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈe‍ɪʃɪˌə‍ʊ ɹɪpɹəbˈandə], \k_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɪ__ˈəʊ_s_ə_ɹ ɪ_n_t_ˌɜː_p_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ɪ__ˌəʊ ɹ_ɪ_p_ɹ_ə_b_ˈa_n_d_ə]\

Definitions of CURIOSA INTERPRETATIO REPROBANDA

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.] A legal maxim, Ingeniously subtle interpretation should be rejected ; for the framer of the law, etc., is not likely to have intented it.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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