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A quick definition of construction:

Construction: Construction is the process of figuring out what a law or legal document means when it's not clear. Sometimes, the words in a law or document can be confusing or have different meanings. When this happens, a court has to decide what the authors of the law or document meant. They can do this by sticking closely to the exact words used, or by trying to understand what the authors wanted to say even if they didn't say it exactly. This is important in criminal cases too, where a court might have to decide if someone broke the law or not based on how the law is written.

A more thorough explanation:

Construction is the process of understanding and interpreting a law or legal document, like a contract or will. This is necessary when the language used in the document is unclear or ambiguous, or when the intent of the authors is not clear.

For example, when a court is interpreting a law, they may use a narrow construction, which means they stick closely to the literal meaning of the words used in the law. Or they may use a broad construction, which means they interpret the law more broadly, in a way that is consistent with what they believe the authors intended.

In criminal law, a court may use the rule of lenity, which means that if a criminal law is unclear or ambiguous, it should be interpreted in favor of the defendant.

For instance, in the case of Muscarello v. United States, the Supreme Court had to interpret the phrase "carries a firearm." The court could have used a narrow construction, which would have meant that the phrase only applied to people who physically carried a firearm. But instead, they used a broad construction, which meant that the phrase could also apply to people who had a firearm within reach, like in the glove compartment of a car.

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im not sure if i should
sweettea
10:38
Berkeley has probably the worst scholarship policy of out the t14 imo
sweettea
10:38
out of
BluePacedCephalopod
10:39
whats their policy?
starfishies
10:39
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sweettea
10:40
almost no one gets initial aid and you have to submit offers from other t14s and explain why u think u deserve aid and how much
starfishies
10:40
oh no
sweettea
10:40
They call it reconsideration
starfishies
10:40
not them making everyone beg for aid
sweettea
10:40
honestly!! who do you think I am
starfishies
10:41
rich apparently
sweettea
10:41
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2big2fail
10:42
@starfishies: how late do you think decisions can be stalled for?
BluePacedCephalopod
10:42
...and what if i don't have any other t14 offers for leverage :/
starfishies
10:43
nyu made some early-ish applicants wait until late april/may for an r/wl lol
starfishies
10:43
last year
sweettea
10:45
@BluePacedCephalopod: they dgaf
sweettea
10:46
sticker price time
sweettea
10:46
also they won’t consider offers from cornell or northwestern
sweettea
10:46
or HYS
sweettea
10:47
so if u don’t have offers from a specific group of nine schools you’re paying sticker at Berkeley? wtf. just so weird to me
sweettea
10:49
I think we should all reapply next year, apply ED to quinnipiac, and call it a day
sweettea
10:49
Nothing hurts anymore in the big Q
MeowPossibilities
10:50
Do you guys think if im WL places extra LORs help
starfishies
10:51
i dont think they can afford all of us sadly
starfishies
10:51
i dont think extra LORs hurt but to what extent it would help i dunno
starfishies
10:51
extra LORs during WL season is fairly common practice
eggan
10:52
berk says no LOR
eggan
10:52
i def could have gotten another one but idk
starfishies
10:53
berk has some interesting policies
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