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

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About Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten

Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten, Bart., GCB, GCMG (3 February 1830 – 17 February 1913) was an Anglo-Irish rower, barrister, Conservative-Unionist politician and one of seven Lords of Appeal in Ordinary.

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