{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-101","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 18-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\nwords importing the singular include the plural, and words importing the plural include the singular;\n\nthe present tense includes the future as well as the present;\n\n“District Court” means the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and\n\n“Probate Court” and “court”, respectively, mean the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]","Chapter 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-101","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"be30ef8e591959ed2706f9a4f4ed7e77d05df87807fed3b3a2858270111f1c8c","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-17-307","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-18-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}