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RSA 21:2 · Common Usage
21:2 Common Usage. – Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning. Source. GS 1:2. GL 1:2. PS 2:2. PL 2:2. RL 7:2.
Source note
Source. GS 1:2. GL 1:2. PS 2:2. PL 2:2. RL 7:2.
Source history
- GS 1:2. GL 1:2. PS 2:2. PL 2:2. RL 7:2
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