{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-55","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-55","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 1-3-55","body":"The term “United States,” when used in any statute, shall include the District of Columbia and the territories, as well as the states of the union.","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":"2c1534a632e9cf58dc62369a133e5b4913dfacf75d0677bff1995527cad6fce0","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-53","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-1-3-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}