2022 District of Columbia Code
Title 45 - Compilation and Construction of Code
Chapter 6 - Rules of Construction
§ 45–602. Words importing singular number to include plural

Universal Citation: DC Code § 45–602 (2022)
§ 45–602. Words importing singular number to include plural.

Words importing the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, except where such construction would be unreasonable.

(Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1189, ch. 854.)

Prior Codifications

1981 Ed., § 49-202.

1973 Ed., § 49-202.

Cross References

Acts and resolutions of Council, rules of construction, see § 1-301.45 et seq.

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