{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-17","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-17","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-17","body":"Words in the masculine gender shall embrace a female as well as a male, unless a contrary intention may be manifest.","path":["MS Code","Title 1"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"5804db8ae134ea7a22c5eb38698f91ef8b1a5eb80110a707bf29c38db6be4601","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-15","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}