{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-1-227","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 1-227","heading":"Number","body":"A word used in the singular includes the plural and a word used in the plural includes the singular.Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 22, § 1-13.15; 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/1-227/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:09Z","sha256":"75c3c6d08e710821fa10cd54830957ffb87a035f8cc34c575e35f2bfccfaaf7b","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-1-226","next":"us-va/va.-code-1-228"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}