{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.090","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.090","heading":"Words and phrases, how construed.","body":"Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain or ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their technical import.","path":["Title I - LAWS AND STATUTES","Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=1.090","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"7ec57656c98849e3830e75fff21b3ef2a1e646e266dae64e77912f71fb54d5ff","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.080","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-1.092"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}