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2017 Tennessee Code
Title 1 - Code and Statutes
Chapter 3 - Construction of Statutes
§ 1-3-104. Tense -- Gender -- Number of words.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 1-3-104 (2017)
- (a) Words used in this code in the past or present tense include the future, and the future tense includes the present.
- (b) Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter, except when the contrary intention is manifest.
- (c) Singular includes the plural and the plural the singular, except when the contrary intention is manifest.
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