Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain or ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their technical import.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.090
Words and phrases, how construed
Known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (43 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587); Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.