The rules and definitions set forth in this chapter shall be used in the construction of this Code and the acts of the General Assembly, unless the construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General Assembly.
Va. Code Ann. § 1-202
General rule of construction
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doe v. Commonwealth (2007)
Most recently applied in Doe v. Commonwealth (June 2007)
Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 20; 2005, c. 839.
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