Interpreting
/ɪnˈtɜːrpɹɪtɪŋ/
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- (v. (gerund)) The act or process of explaining or determining the meaning of a legal text, statute, contract, or evidence.
The lawyer is interpreting the contract to clarify the parties' obligations.
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Interpreting is the gerund form of the verb 'interpret' used in legal contexts to denote the process of construing meaning, often requiring attention to statutory or contractual language nuances.
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