                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

GENERAL RULE OF CONSTRUCTION (§ 1-202)

The rules and definitions set forth in this chapter shall be used in the
construction of this Code and the acts of the General Assembly, unless the
construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intention of the General
Assembly.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5; Code 1950, § 1-13; 1950, p. 20; 2005, c. 839.