words importing the masculine gender include the feminine as well
Title 1, Chapter 1, Section 1 of the US Code is entitled Words denoting number, gender, and so forth.
Some tidbits that struck me include the title of this post, but also:
the words “insane” and “insane person” and “lunatic” shall include every idiot, lunatic, insane person, and person non compos mentis;
the words “person” and “whoever” include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals;
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Some tidbits that struck me include the title of this post, but also:
the words “insane” and “insane person” and “lunatic” shall include every idiot, lunatic, insane person, and person non compos mentis;
the words “person” and “whoever” include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals;
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