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§ 45-602 — Words importing singular number to include plural.

District of Columbia·Title 45 Compilation and Construction of Code.·Ch. 6 Rules of Construction.
Words importing the singular number shall be held to include the plural, and vice versa, except where such construction would be unreasonable.

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BERNARD FREUNDEL v. UNITED STATES
146 A.3d 375 (District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2016)
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Legislative History

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

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Words importing singular number to include plural.
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