Singular
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In grammar, the singular is used to express only one; not plural.
Johnson.
In law, the singular frequently includes the plural. A bequest to “my nearest relation,” for example, will be considered as a bequest to all the. relations In the same degree who are nearest to the testator; 1 Yes. Sen. 357; 1 Bro. C. G. 293. A bequest made to “my heir by a person who had three Under the 13 & 14 Viet c.
21, s.
4, words in acts of parliament importing the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, unless the contrary is expressly provided; Whart. Lex.