In the construction of a statute, the office of the judge is simply to ascertain and declare what is, in terms or in substance, contained therein, not to insert what has been omitted, or to omit what has been inserted; and where there are several provisions or particulars such construction is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all.
ORS 174.010
Applied in 266 court decisions — leading case Brandrup v. Recontrust Co., N.A. (2013)
Most recently applied in 347 Or. App. 701 - L. N. E. J. v. Lugo (March 2026)
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