Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

liberal construction

An interpretation that applies a writing in light of the situation presented and that tends to effectuate the spirit and purpose of the writing. - Also termed equitable construction; loose construction; broad interpretation."Liberal construction . . . expands the meaning of the statute to embrace cases which are clearly within the spirit or reason of the law, or within the evil which it was designed to remedy, provided such an interpretation is not inconsistent with the language used. It resolves all reasonable doubts in favor of the applicability of the statute to the particular case." William M. Lile et al., Brief Making and the Use of Law Books 343 (3d ed. 1914).