{"data":{"id":"us-gu/1-gca-724","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"1 GCA § 724","heading":"Words and Phrases.","body":"Words and phrases are construed according to the context and the approved usage of language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, or are defined in the succeeding section, are to be construed according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning or definition.","path":["Title 1: General Provisions","Chapter 7: Construction of this Code"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/01gc007.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T02:04:38Z","sha256":"55bbfc75c9f098cf724bb0b05f354f98bf87680c9d33acb7c25548f0915e3bc0","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/1-gca-723","next":"us-gu/1-gca-800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}