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Why is the word "child" feminine in law?
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It isn't e.g. 'a child of the family' in family law means a child of either sex.
However, the masculine includes the feminine in statutes and also in the interpretation of documents, unless the context otherwise requires so 'he' means 'he or she'. Law students were taught 'the male embraces the female' which was supposed to be how the Interpretation Act put it. It doesn't. That was some long-forgotten lecturers 'joke'.
However, the masculine includes the feminine in statutes and also in the interpretation of documents, unless the context otherwise requires so 'he' means 'he or she'. Law students were taught 'the male embraces the female' which was supposed to be how the Interpretation Act put it. It doesn't. That was some long-forgotten lecturers 'joke'.
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