New Jersey Statutes > Title 2C > Chapter 98 – Construction
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| § 2C:98-1 | Construction |
| § 2C:98-2 | Repealer |
| § 2C:98-3 | Allocations |
| § 2C:98-4 | Effective date |
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 2C > Chapter 98 - Construction
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2