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English term or phrase:

read down

Chinese translation:

细阅解释(解读)、缩小范围解读(解释)

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English term

read down

English to Chinese Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
If any provision of this Deed is void or voidable or unenforceable in accordance with its terms. but would not be void, voidable, unenforceable or illegal if it were read down and it is capable of being read down, such provision shall be read down accordingly

根据a statutory provision to be "read down" so as to be given its "weakest" meaning (e.g. as meaning anything other than de minimis,鄙人拟翻译为“按最狭义的意思来解读”,有没更好的译法或正确的译法(如果不是鄙人理解的意思)

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细阅解释(解读)、缩小范围解读(解释)


请参考以下几种译法:

“the word or provision is capable of being read down.”
“该词语或规定可以被从头到尾细阅解释
http://www.gft.com.au/documents/chinese-traditional/aus-trus...

“在另一宗案件中,法院裁定法例违宪后,并没有删除该条法例,而是采取所谓「read down」,即是将有关条文的适用范围缩小,解释至合宪为止,法院表示有权作这样的处理。”
www.hkfj.org/scripts/Tai1.rtf

“除了将违宪的法律宣布无效外,还可以对按通常解释为违宪的法律,通过「解读」(read down) 的方法将其作合宪的解释”
http://www.iias.sinica.edu.tw/book/5/ch6.pdf


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One more suggested translation: 严格解读

Please refer to the following examples and the source:

A word or provision must be read down if:
在以下情况下,词语或规定必须严格按字面意思解读:

a. the Agreement or provision is void, voidable, or unenforceable if it is not
read down; and
a. 若不被严格解读,本协议或规定是无效的、可撤销的或不可强制实施的;并且
b. the word or provision is capable of being read down.
b. 词语或规定可以被严格解读。

http://www.gft.com.au/documents/chinese-simplified/aus-corp-...
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限縮解釋

此種解釋方式,指的是在解釋法律或契約條文時,基於法律之立法目的或契約之本旨,而將法律或契約條款之文義做出限制。

在釋憲的場合,釋憲機關可能會為了做出合憲解釋,而限縮法律條文的文義,進而限制其適用範圍,使法律在適用時不致於違憲。
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