{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-85-406","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 16-85-406","heading":"Construction of words","body":"The words used in an indictment must be construed according to their usual acceptance in common language, except words and phrases defined by law, which are to be construed according to their legal meaning.\n\nCrim. Code, § 138; C. \u0026 M. Dig., § 3027; Pope's Dig., § 3849; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-1023.","path":["AR Code","Title 16","Chapter 85","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"590a27ad1c040828d2be0e5feda561b24e15be69c327516f64896c916d12571a","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-85-405","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-16-85-407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}