{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-02-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 1-02-02","heading":"Words to be understood in their ordinary sense","body":"Words used in any statute are to be understood in their ordinary sense, unless a contrary intention plainly appears, but any words explained in this code are to be understood as thus explained.","path":["Title 1 General Provisions","Chapter 1-02 Rules Of Interpretation"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t01c02.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"ff13d43a5e4de22e166db213fe65a923861eb517215c03e7fce806b23df3701f","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-02-01","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-1-02-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}