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ejusdem generis (iou)



ejusdem generis adverbial & adjectival phr. Also eiusdem generis. M17.
[Latin.]
Law.
A. adverbial phr. As of the same kind. (Foll. by with.) M17.
Daily Telegraph 'Other records'..had to be construed eiusdem generis with 'ledgers, day books, cash books and account books'.
b. adjectival phr. Designating the rule of interpretation that general words following an enumeration of particulars are to be understood as limited to the same general category as is jointly implied by the particulars. L19.