Judicial jurisprudence in explaining the problem words in the Jordanian Personal Status Law

Abstract

This study addresses jurisprudential endeavors in interpreting ambiguous and problematic terms in some legal actions involving the Jordanian Personal Status Law. The study reviews the forms of ambiguity in legal terms, and the methods of reaching at the legislator’s intent by finding their effectual characterization and the rationale behind them, then relating them to the concerned legal ruling.