The legal scholar's article is a masterclass in close reading. By the end, she has shown that a single statutory phrase admits of at least four mutually inconsistent interpretations, every one of which the courts have at some point found persuasive.
As used in the text, what does the phrase "admits of" most nearly mean?
- A
lets enter a building
- Bcheck_circle
permits the possibility of
- C
concedes
- D
confesses to
Explanation
The phrase permits four interpretations to be possible; "admits of" means permits or allows the possibility of, not the confessing, physical entry, or conceding senses.