This document discusses several rules of language that can help judges interpret the intentions of Parliament when analyzing statutory language, including: - The ejusdem generis rule, which states that if a list is followed by a general term, the general term refers to items of the same type as in the list. - The expressio rule, which provides that if a list is "closed" with no general term, the statute only applies to the items in the list. - The noscitur a sociis rule, which means a word is known by the company it keeps, and so surrounding words can provide context to the meaning of a term.