(˘e-y¯us 9 -d˘em j˘en 9 ˘er-˘ıs)—Lat.: of the same kind. A rule of statutory construction , generally accepted by both state and federal courts, “that where general words follow enumerations of particular classes or persons or things, the general words shall be construed as applicable only to persons or things of the same general nature or kind as those enumerated.” 49 F. Supp. 846, 859. Thus, in a statute forbidding the concealment on one’s person of “pistols, revolvers, derringers, or other dangerous weapons,” the term “dangerous weapons” may be construed to comprehend only dangerous weapons of the kind enumerated, i.e., firearms, or perhaps more narrowly still, handguns.

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