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People cannot escape from the obligation of a statute by putting a…

Quote byEdward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten · 1830–1913

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Netherseal Colliery Co. v. Bourne (1889), L. R. 16 Ap. Ca. 247..

English (original)

People cannot escape from the obligation of a statute by putting a private interpretation upon its language.

— Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten

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