• A construction act can, for example, be a simple statement such as “The word ‘week’ means seven consecutive days” or a broader directive such as “Words and phrases are to be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage. Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, are to be construed accordingly.” [Cases: Statutes 179. C.J.S. Statutes § 309.]
construction statute
A legislative directive included in a statute, intended to guide or direct a court’s interpretation of the statute.
