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intendment

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɛndm(ə)nt/

Definition of intendment

noun

[mass noun] Law
  • the sense in which the law understands or interprets something, such as the true intention of an Act: the intendment of the Constitution

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting an intended meaning): from Old French entendement, from entendre 'intend'

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