And the example isn't about allowed or forbidden, it's if a legal construction holds up in court that implies a further meaning than what it literally in the bo

And the example isn't about allowed or forbidden, it's if a legal construction holds up in court that implies a further meaning than what it literally in the books. Something that you'll have mixed results with, no matter the jurisdiction. Just that, broadly speaking, absent a clear rule, civil law courts try to derive the intent of the closest law, while common law courts create new law through their decision.