RULE OF INCONVENIENCE
rule of inconvenience.The principle of statutory interpretation holding that a court should not
construe a statute in a way that will jeopardize an important public interest or produce a serious
hardship for anyone, unless that interpretation is unavoidable. — Often shortened to
inconvenience. [Cases: Statutes 181(2). C.J.S. Statutes § 318.] [Blacks Law 8th]