literal rule

English

Noun

literal rule

1. (law) The method of strictly interpreting a statute according to the meaning, established by convention, of the words used therein.

Further reading

• The literal rule, open.edu
• literal rule in thefreedictionary.com
• “the literal rule” (US) / “the literal rule” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• Plain meaning rule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia