{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-446.080","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 446.080","heading":"Liberal construction -- Statutes not retroactive -- Common usage --","body":"Technical terms.\n(1) All statutes of this state shall be liberally construed with a view to promote their\nobjects and carry out the intent of the legislature, and the rule that statut es in\nderogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall not apply to the\nstatutes of this state.\n(2) There shall be no difference in the construction of civil, penal and criminal statutes.\n(3) No statute shall be construed to be retroactive, unless expressly so declared.\n(4) All words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved\nusage of language, but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have\nacquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be  construed\naccording to such meaning.","path":["KRS Chapter 446"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=19396","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:48:20Z","sha256":"3572fc72f1a12fb8961d95234c2d8d0a9bb575825bf5e6073c579da1727eccf9","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-446.070","next":"us-ky/krs-446.082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}