intendment
the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation
Noun
- the sense in which the legal system interprets something, especially the intention of legislation
Origin
Etymology tree English intend Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English intendment From intend + -ment.