Whenever the meaning of a word or phrase is defined in any statute, such definition is applicable to the same word or phrase wherever it occurs in the same or subsequent statutes, except when a contrary intention plainly appears.
N.D. Cent. Code § 1-01-09
Word defined by statute always has same meaning
Known as the North Dakota Century Code
The act spans §§ 1–1 (54 sections).
Official source: North Dakota Legislative Branch. Reproduced from public-domain North Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.