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<h1>Judges interpret laws by determining Parliament's intention through statutory language and social conditions that prompted legislation</h1> Judges must interpret enactments by determining Parliament's intention through statutory language and consideration of social conditions that prompted the legislation. The English language lacks mathematical precision, requiring judges to perform a constructive task of understanding the mischief the law was designed to remedy. While judges cannot alter the material substance of an Act, they may clarify ambiguities by asking how lawmakers would have resolved textual difficulties. Courts have strictly limited power to travel beyond statutory words, even when ambiguous, and must supplement written provisions to give force and life to legislative intention while maintaining the Act's original fabric.