Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.090
Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain or ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their technical import.
§ 1.090, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587