On Sat, 29 Aug 2009, Pavitra wrote: > Kerim Aydin wrote: >> And it's also true under the related legal maxim (not mathematical logic) >> of exceptio probat regulam (de rebus non exceptis). Overuse of >> mathematical symbolic constructs in the courts and in law makes us forget >> that legal logic may differ substantially. -G. > > It occurs to me that R754(3) fails to establish a precedence relation > between legal and mathematical definitions.
I'm not sure R754(3) covering "terms" deals with baseline assumptions about entire grammatical universes or default assumptions about same. Though in the past, when a term has both a strong legal *and* a strong mathematical meaning, judges have used context, best interests etc. to pick which one is most appropriate. -G.
