Definition of: interpretation

(in·tûr′prə·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of interpreting.
2. The sense given by an interpreter or an expositor; meaning.
3. Histrionic or artistic representation. See synonyms under DEFINITION.
—authentic interpretation Law An interpretation made by the author himself.
—close interpretation Law One in which the words are taken in their narrowest meaning.
—extravagant interpretation Law One which substitutes a broader meaning for the true one.
—free interpretation Law One made in good faith but uncontrolled by any specific principle.
—judicial interpretation Law Judge–made rulings construing the meaning and purport of a statute; the act of making such rulings. [<F]
—in·ter′pre·ta′tion·al adjective