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It does in English, but in legal construction an ending "or otherwise.." usually limits its scope to items similar to the ones at the start of the list. https:
by cjbprime 6y ago
It does in English, but in legal construction an ending "or otherwise.." usually limits its scope to items similar to the ones at the start of the list.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ejusdem_generis https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ejusdem_generis
> For example, if a law refers to automobiles, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, and other motor-powered vehicles, a court might use ejusdem generis to hold that such vehicles would not include airplanes, because the list included only land-based transportation.
(I'm not a lawyer.)