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2023 District of Columbia Code
Title 18 - Wills. [Enacted title]
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 18–101. Definitions
Universal Citation: DC Code § 18–101 (2023)
§ 18–101. Definitions.
As used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:
words importing the singular include the plural, and words importing the plural include the singular;
the present tense includes the future as well as the present;
“District Court” means the United States District Court for the District of Columbia; and
“Probate Court” and “court”, respectively, mean the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 685, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 566, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 147(1); June 4, 1982, D.C. Law 4-111, § 2(c), 29 DCR 1684.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 18-101.
1973 Ed., § 18-101.
Editor's NotesSection 30 of D.C. Law 15-354 provided that Title 18 is designated Title 18 of the District of Columbia Official Code.
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