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  2. U.S. Code
  3. Title 1
  4. CHAPTER 1

1 U.S. Code Chapter 1 - RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

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  1. § 1. Words denoting number, gender, and so forth
  2. § 2. “County” as including “parish”, and so forth
  3. § 3. “Vessel” as including all means of water transportation
  4. § 4. “Vehicle” as including all means of land transportation
  5. § 5. “Company” or “association” as including successors and assigns
  6. § 6. Limitation of term “products of American fisheries”
  7. § 7. Definition of “marriage” and “spouse”
  8. § 8. “Person”, “human being”, “child”, and “individual” as including born-alive infant
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Amendments

2002—Pub. L. 107–207, § 2(b), Aug. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 926, added item 8.

1996—Pub. L. 104–199, § 3(b), Sept. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2420, added item 7.

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