According to ___________ of interpretation, the meaning of a word is to be judged by the company it keeps.

Mischief Rule - The very purpose of this rule is to determine the intention of the legislator. The legislative intent is determined by examining the secondary sources, such as, law review articles, committee reports, corresponding statutes etc Golden Rule - According to this rule, the consequences and effect of interpretation deserves a lot of importance as they are the clues to the true meaning of the words used by the Legislature as well as its intention. This rule is also known as the Rule of Reasonable Construction Noscitur a sociis - The term Noscitor a Sociis literally means ‘it is known from its associates’. The courts use the rule of language to interpret the legislation. This term means that when a word is ambiguous, its meaning may be determined by reference by the rest of the statute. In other words, the meaning of a word may be derived from its associate word