Reviewed case brief

Tuck & Sons v. Priester

(1887) 19 QBD 629

(1887) 19 QBD 629 · Queen's Bench Division

noscitur-a-sociisassociated-wordscontextmeaning-from-companions
Court
Queen's Bench Division
Year
1887
Subjects
Interpretation of Statutes
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Noscitur a sociis applied. The meaning of a doubtful word is determined by reference to the words associated with it in the statute.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        Editorial source

        (1887) 19 QBD 629; standard textbook authority

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