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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A distinct part of a discourse or writing relating to a particular point. An entire or integral statement of a cause of action equivalent to a count at common law.
Bailey v. Mosher, 63 Fed. 488, 11 C. C. A. 304.
The term paragraph in an act of congress will be construed to mean section whenever to do so accords with the legislative intent; Alfrey v. Colbert, 108 Fed. 231, 03 C. C. A. 517.