Burns v. City of Seattle

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• instructing Washington courts to interpret \the words of a particular provision in the context of the statute in which they are found\
• quotingState v. Krall, 125 Wn.2d 146, 148, 881 P.2d 1040 (1994) (quoting State v. Iluntzinger, 92 Wn.2d 128, 133, 594 P.2d 917 (1979))
• instructing Washington courts to interpret \the words of a particular provision in the context of the statute in which they are found\
• \a doubtful term or phrase in a statute or ordinance takes its meaning from associated words and phrases\
• “a doubtful term or phrase in a statute or ordinance takes its meaning from associated words and phrases” (describing the principle of noscitur a sociis) (citing State v. Rice, 120 Wn.2d 549, 560-61, 844 P.2d 416 (1993))
• \a doubtful term or phrase in a statute or ordinance takes its meaning from associated words and phrases\ (describing the principle of 5 State v. Larson, No. 91457-5 noscitur a sociis) (citing State v. Rice, 120 Wn.2d 549, 560-61, 844 P.2d 416 (1993))

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