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construe
UK
/kənˈstruː/
US
/kənˈstruː/
construed
Past Simple
construed
Past Participle
construing
ing-form
UK
/kənˈstruː/
US
/kənˈstruː/
Translations
The judge will construe the law to determine the outcome of the case.
Судья будет интерпретировать закон, чтобы определить исход дела.
The lawyer tried to construe the contract in favor of his client.
Адвокат пытался толковать контракт в пользу своего клиента.
Additional translations
Definitions
The lawyer construed the ambiguous clause in favor of his client.
The student was asked to construe the Latin passage during the exam.
construes
pl
UK
/kənˈstruː/
US
/kənˈstruː/
Rare, chiefly formal; countable.
Definitions
His construe of the statute was later challenged in court.
Definitions
The broadly construed statute covered a wide range of activities.