Alaska Statutes.
Title 1. General Provisions
Chapter 10. Laws and Statutes
Section 40. Words and Phrases; Meaning of "Including".
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AS 01.10.040. Words and Phrases; Meaning of "Including".

(a) Words and phrases shall be construed according to the rules of grammar and according to their common and approved usage. Technical words and phrases and those which have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed according to the peculiar and appropriate meaning.

(b) When the words "includes" or "including" are used in a law, they shall be construed as though followed by the phrase "but not limited to."

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