In re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure - Forms 12.996(a) and 12.996(d)

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• explaining that, for purposes of ORS 12.117 (2)(a)(B), phrase “cruelty to [a] child” “most reasonably is interpreted to include (1) acts that are performed with the specific intent of injuring or harming the child and that are capable of producing those results and (2
• explaining that, for purposes of ORS 12.117(2)(a)(B), the phrase “cruelty to [a] child” “most reasonably is interpreted to include (1) acts that are performed with the specific intent of injuring or harming the child and that are capable of producing those results and (2
• when applying the principle of ejusdem generis (\of the same kind\), our interpretation of the general term includes consideration of the specific examples
• “When * * * the legislature uses a general term in a statute and also provides specific examples, those specific examples provide useful context for interpreting the general term.”
• when the legislature specifies that a particular concept “includes,” or uses the phrase, “including but not limited to” a list of specific examples, “our interpretation of the general term includes consideration of those specific examples”
• applying principle to criminal statute

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