{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-01.10.040","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 01.10.040","heading":"Words and phrases; meaning of “including”.","body":"(a) Words and phrases shall be construed according to the rules of grammar and according to their common and approved usage. Technical words and phrases and those that have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed according to the peculiar and appropriate meaning.\n(b) When the words “includes” or “including” are used in a law, they shall be construed as though followed by the phrase “but not limited to.”","path":["Title 1. General Provisions.","Chapter 10. Laws and Statutes.","Article 2. General Definitions, Residency, and Rules of Statutory Construction."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#01.10.040","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:15:49Z","sha256":"2149ca1225d61d31b697306514579dfc9ea4a744b9b176ae21c3378f33933ef6","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-01.10.030","next":"us-ak/as-01.10.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}