{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-216","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-216","heading":"Gender","body":"A word used in the masculine includes the feminine and neuter.Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 21, § 1-13.7; 1997, c. 406; 2005, c. 839.","path":["Title 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 2.1. COMMON LAW AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","Article 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/1-216/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"f902676c11859c5af1abff3181321af7fa7711b3164220a74c213ffb167ca15a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-215","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}