HRS §806-26
How to understand words in an indictment
This section explains how to read the words in an indictment. Use their everyday meanings unless the law or courts have given them a special legal meaning. If a word has a legal meaning, use that meaning.
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The statute, as written — Meaning of words and phrases
The words and phrases used in an indictment shall be construed according to their usual acceptation, except words and phrases which have been defined by law or which have acquired a legal signification, which words and phrases shall be construed according to their legal signification and shall be sufficient to convey that meaning.
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