Construct · 2 fields · 3 citations

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Law

the process of interpreting the meaning of a statute, contract, or legal instrument.

In law, construction refers to the process of interpreting the meaning of a statute, contract, or legal instrument. This meaning comes from Garner (1999) in Black's Law Dictionary. Here construction is not the process of assembling materials and components into a building or structure.[3][1]

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Civil Engineering

the process of assembling materials and components into a building or structure.

In civil engineering, construction refers to the process of assembling materials and components into a building or structure. This meaning comes from Ching (2014) in European Building Construction Illustrated. Here construction is not the process of interpreting the meaning of a statute, contract, or legal instrument.[2]

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References

  1. Garner, B. A. (Ed.). (1999). Black's law dictionary (7th ed.). West Group. ISBN 9780314228642
  2. Ching, F. D., & Mulville, M. (2014). European Building Construction Illustrated. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786178
  3. Solum, L. B. (2010). The Interpretation-Construction Distinction. Constitutional Commentary, 27(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.24926/26390742.1829

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