New Mexico Statutes

§ 12-2A-2 — Common and technical usage

New Mexico·Ch. 12 Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters·Art. 2A Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act
Unless a word or phrase is defined in the statute or rule being construed, its meaning is determined by its context, the rules of grammar and common usage. A word or phrase that has acquired a technical or particular meaning in a particular context has that meaning if it is used in that context.

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Legislative History

Laws 1997, ch. 173, § 2.

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