I read this in a contract " this agreement shall be construed, governed, interpreted and applied"

Isn´t that redundant ?

Don´t the words construed and interpreted have similar meanings ? Or am I mistaken ?

Let me know if there is a difference.

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Construe and interpret are effectively redundant. Lawyers like that shit though. I imagine there is a narrow, narrow band of meaning that separates them in a legal context.

Underconstruction · F

@CountScrofula That´s what I am wondering.