Word defined by statute always has same meaning

N.D. Cent. Code § 1-01-09
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1-01-09. Word defined by statute always has same meaning 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.
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