HRS §1-14
Words have usual meaning
This section says that when reading a law, you should use the everyday, common meaning of its words, not a strict or technical grammar-based meaning. It is a general rule about how to interpret laws.
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The statute, as written — Words have usual meaning
The words of a law are generally to be understood in their most known and usual signification, without attending so much to the literal and strictly grammatical construction of the words as to their general or popular use or meaning. [CC 1859, §9; RL 1925, §9; RL 1935, §10; RL 1945, §9; RL 1955, §1-17; HRS §1-14]
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