Interpretation of Words.
Section 1
SECTION 1. Interpretation of Words. — In the interpretation of this Code, unless the context shows that another sense was intended, the word "person" includes a private corporation;"writing" includes printing; "oath" includes affirmation or other solemn declaration in such form as the court shall find to be obligatory upon the conscience of the witness; "of unsound mind" includes every species of mental deficiency or derangement; "bond" includes an undertaking or recognizance; "and" may be read "or," and "or" read "and," if the sense requires it; "writ" signifies an order or precept in writing issued in the name of the Government, or of a court or judicial officer, and the word "process" a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings; an "action" means an ordinary suit in a court of justice, by which one party prosecutes another for the enforcement or protection of a right, or the redress or prevention of a wrong; every other remedy furnished by law is a special proceeding; "pleadings" are the formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses, for the judgment of the court; words in the present tense include the future tense, and in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders; and words in the plural include the singular, and in the singular include the plural number; the term "dollars" means the money of the United States, and the term "pesos" means Mexican or insular currency. The phrase "territory of the United States," or "territories of the United States," includes any body politic and any territorial possession under the jurisdiction of the United States. But this enumeration shall not be construed to require a strict construction of other general words.