Opinion by McDonald, J.
It is often the task of lawyers and judges to parse the meaning of language — in constitutions, statutes, contracts, documentary exhibits, or testimony. Silence may also have legal significance. This case turns on two instances of silence. In one instance, a statute tells us what it means. In the other, we must decide...
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