New Hampshire Statutes
§ 21:2 — Common Usage
New Hampshire § 21:2
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 21:2 (2026).
Text
Words and phrases shall be construed according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.
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Legislative History
GS 1:2. GL 1:2. PS 2:2. PL 2:2. RL 7:2.
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§ 21:1
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Seal§ 21:12
Justice§ 21:13
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Joint Authority§ 21:16
Grantor; Grantee§ 21:17
Mortgagor; Mortgagee§ 21:18
Insane§ 21:19
Spendthrift§ 21:2
Common Usage§ 21:20
Issue§ 21:21
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 21:2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/21/21%3A2.