*Noscitur a Sociis* literally means:

1. ***Noscitur a Sociis*** literally means '**it is known by its associates**'. 2. The rule directs that the meaning of a word should be ascertained from its accompanying or associating words. A word in a statutory provision is to be read in collocation with its companion words. 3. **'Of the same kind or species'** is the literal meaning of ***Ejusdem Generis***, a related but distinct rule. 4. ICSI cites *K. Bhagirathi G. Shenoy v. K.P. Ballakuraya, AIR 1999 SC 2143* on the relevance of the maxim for understanding the import of words in a statutory provision. _Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 3, 'Noscitur a Sociis', p. 89._