Can. 1499
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Leges intellegendae sunt secundum propriam verborum significationem in textu et contextu consideratam, quae si dubia et obscura mansit, secundum locos parallelos, si qui sunt, legis finem ac circumstantias et mentem legislatoris.
Wording unchanged since the Code took effect in 1991.
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