The 'Lectric Law Library's Lexicon On
* Nonsense *

NONSENSE - That which in a written agreement or will is unintelligible.

It is a rule of law that an instrument shall be so construed that the whole, if possible, shall stand. When a matter is written grammatically right, but it is unintelligible, and the whole makes nonsense, some words cannot be rejected to make sense of the rest; but when matter is nonsense by being contrary and repugnant to some sensible precedent, such repugnant matter is rejected.
   --b--

Need a Lawyer? Check Out The 'Lectric Law Library's Searchable Attorney Directory
& our Searchable Expert Witness Directory

Back To The Letter * N *

  The Lexicon's Lyceum Other Letters' Terms & Important Info.
  The Reference Room Dozens Of Legal Topic Areas
  The Rotunda Our Central Hub, Directory & Index

Search by
	Web Search Search the Library

Court, Business and Personal Forms for all Situations and Locations

(This should open a new window. Close it when you're done and you may be back here.)