construction statute
A legislative directive included in a statute, intended to guide or direct a court’s interpretation of the statute.? A construction act can, for example, be a simple statement such as ¡°The word ¡®week¡¯ means seven consecutive days¡± or a broader directive such as ¡°Words and phrases are to be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage. Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, are to be construed accordingly.¡± [Cases: Statutes 179. C.J.S. Statutes ¡ì 309.]
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