Read the following excerpt from stephen c. gordon's oral argument to the u. s. supreme court, clifton terell mcneil
vs. united states.
mr. chief justice, and may it the court: when this court construes a statute, the words of the statue
matter, the purpose of the statute matters, and the results produced by that construction matter.
use context clues or a dictionary to select the best definition for mr. gordon's use of statute.