{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-8.3a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 8.3a","heading":"Approved usage; technical words and phrases.","body":"Sec. 3a.\n\nAll words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 8","Act R-S-of-1846"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-8-3a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9d782d7bd7b1b34ce82402a6b45113c364c21c1a27ce6d655d814120da539d86","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-8.3","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-8.3b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}