# golden rule

> concept in British law, concerning statutory construction, used to avoid the consequences of a literal but absurd or obnoxious interpretation of the wording of a statute

**Wikidata**: [Q5580050](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5580050)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rule_(law))  
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