noscitur a sociis

English

Latin, meaning "it is known from its associates."

noscitur a sociis

(law) A canon of construction under which the questionable meaning of a doubtful word can be derived from its association with other words.
Foster v Diphwys Casson (1887) 18 QBD 428, involved a statute which stated that explosives taken into a mine must be in a "case or canister". Here the defendant used a cloth bag. The courts had to consider whether a cloth bag was within the definition. Under noscitur a sociis, it was held that the bag could not have been within the statutory definition, because parliament's intention was referring to a case or container of the same strength as a canister.

单词	noscitur a sociis
释义	noscitur a sociis English Etymology Latin, meaning "it is known from its associates." Pronunciation (Latinate) IPA^(key): /nɒskiˈtuˑɹ ˌɑˑ ˌsɔkiːʔiˑs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌnəʊsɪtʊə ˈɑː ˌsəʊsiɪs/ Noun noscitur a sociis (law) A canon of construction under which the questionable meaning of a doubtful word can be derived from its association with other words. Foster v Diphwys Casson (1887) 18 QBD 428, involved a statute which stated that explosives taken into a mine must be in a "case or canister". Here the defendant used a cloth bag. The courts had to consider whether a cloth bag was within the definition. Under noscitur a sociis, it was held that the bag could not have been within the statutory definition, because parliament's intention was referring to a case or container of the same strength as a canister. Coordinate terms ejusdem generis expressio unius est exclusio alterius
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