{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-01-09","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 1-01-09","heading":"Word defined by statute always has same meaning","body":"Whenever the meaning of a word or phrase is defined in any statute, such definition is applicable to the same word or phrase wherever it occurs in the same or subsequent statutes, except when a contrary intention plainly appears.","path":["Title 1 General Provisions","Chapter 1-01 General Principles And Definitions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t01c01.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"43da721410fc72cd590b93e732556b025e234f5d7c9d852b2ece121c4654e3c2","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-01-08","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-01-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}