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Construction
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construction n
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: the act or result of construing, interpreting, or explaining meaning or effect (as of a statute or contract) [the placed upon an agreement "J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo"]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.