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Defined in 4 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 950AAA — in this chapter

The term “construct” means to construct, acquire, install, improve, or extend a facility or system.

14 U.S.C. § 680 — in this chapter

The term “construct” means to build, renovate, or improve military family housing and military unaccompanied housing.

40 U.S.C. § 3301 — in this chapter

Construct.—The term “construct” includes preliminary planning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other similar actions necessary for the construction of a public building.

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To bulld; erect; put together; make ready for use. Morse v. WestPort, 110 Mo. 502, 19 S. W. 831; Contas v. Bradford, 206 Pa. 291, 55 AH. 989. Constrnctio legis non facit injuriam. The construction of the law (a construction made by the law) works no injury. Co. Litt 183; Broom, Max. 603. The law will make such a construction of an instrument as not to injure a party.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To build; erect; put togethor; make ready for use. made by the law} works no injury. Co. Litt. 183; Broom, Max. 603. The law will make such a construction of an instrament as not to injure a party. ©

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. Construction, (q. v.) Constructio legis non facit injuriam. The construction of the law [a construction made by the law] works no injury. Co. Litt. 183. Broom's Max. 259. The law will make such a construction of an instrument as not to injure a party.