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46 A.B - v. DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE & HEALTH SERVICES -- rank: 922

... N.J. Super. 297 , 306 (App. Div. 1987) (citation omitted). N.J.S.A. 1:1-1 provides gen�eral instructions for judicial construction of ... phrases shall be read and construed with their context ." See N.J.S.A. 1:1-1 (emphasis added). The disputed phrase in N.J ...

docket:	a1855-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2009-05-15
status:	published
citation:	407 N.J. Super. 330 971 A.2d 403
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47 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-41-20.opn.html -- rank: 920

... give words “their generally accepted meaning.” Ibid. (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). And we “read them in context with ... of the words, Carter, 247 N.J. at 513 (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1), and must “read them in context with ...

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48 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a-41-20.opn.html -- rank: 920

... give words “their generally accepted meaning.” Ibid. (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). And we “read them in context with ... of the words, Carter, 247 N.J. at 513 (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1), and must “read them in context with ...

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49 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4500-14.opn.html -- rank: 917

... accepted meaning, according to the approved usage of the language.' N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. 'If the Legislature's intent is clear from ...

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50 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/trial/l-3217-05.opn.html -- rank: 917

... accordance with such technical or special and accepted meaning.” N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. When the Legislature uses terms with a technical ...

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51 Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County v. Board of Review -- rank: 915

... compensation benefits. Clearly, any plain language reading of the statute, N.J.S.A. 1:1-1, demands the conclusion that a worker who goes ...

docket:	a-70-07
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decided:	2009-01-27
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citation:	197 N.J. 325
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52 OF LOUIS PAUL HENNEFELD et al. v. TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR, -- rank: 915

... the Exemption Statute should be afforded its plain meaning. See N.J.S.A. 1:1-1 (statutes should be given their generally accepted meaning ...

docket:	07682-04
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decided:	2005-03-15
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citation:	22 N.J. Tax 166
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53 STEPHANIE ANGUS V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OF METUCHEN -- rank: 915

... accepted meaning, according to the approved usage of the language.' N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. A-1979-21 6 We may not read ... affecting a particular person'); see also A-1979-21 10 N.J.S.A. 1:1-1 (requiring application of the generally accepted meanings of ...

docket:	a1979-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-04-06
status:	Published
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54 NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS v. LUCILLE E. DAVY -- rank: 913

... only reasonable construction. While the term "municipality" is defined in N.J.S.A. 1:1-2 and that meaning applies throughout the statutes "[u ... accepted meaning, according to the approved usage of the language." N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. The usage of the language at issue here ... and in light of the manifest intention of the Legislature. N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. This reference to a "governing body of the ...

docket:	a6074-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-09-02
status:	Published
citation:	409 N.J. Super. 467 978 A.2d 295
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55 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RICHARD W. BERNARDI, SR. -- rank: 913

... accepted meaning, according to the approved usage of the language.' N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. 'In determining the common meaning of words, it ... are required to apply the term's ordinary meaning. See N.J.S.A. 1:1-1; see also Berg v. Christie, 225 N.J ... 17T3 relied upon the ordinary usage of the term under N.J.S.A. 1:1-1, where reliance on a specific definition was not ...

docket:	a0752-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-28
status:	Published
citation:	456 N.J.Super. 176 192 A.3d 1040
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56 In re Petition for Referendum on City of Trenton Ordinance 09-02 -- rank: 913

... 197 N.J. 543 , 553 (2009) (citation omitted); see also N.J.S.A. 1:1-1 ("In the construction of the laws and statutes ...

docket:	a-70-09
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-04-06
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citation:	201 N.J. 349 990 A.2d 1109
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57 IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION BY HORIZON HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC TO FORM A MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 17:48E-46.1 -- rank: 911

... State v. Hupka, 203 N.J. 222, 232 (2010) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). Words within a statute should be construed 'in ...

docket:	a1121-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-05-31
status:	Unpublished
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58 STATE IN THE INTEREST OF J.F A Juvenile -- rank: 909

... enacted prior to the imposition of the penalty. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 1:1-15: No offense committed, and no liability, penalty or ... 188 (2016) (second, third, and fourth alterations in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-15). The statute contains an important distinction, noting that ... and 'penalt[ies]' are 'incurred.'" Ibid. (alterations in original) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-15). In evaluating retroactive application, we consider the "date ... on adherence to the prior waiver statute. As stated in N.J.S.A. 1:1-15: [W]hen the Revised Statutes, or other act ...

docket:	a0392-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	published
citation:	446 N.J.Super. 39 140 A.3d 564
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59 US Bank National Association v. Maryse Guillaume -- rank: 902

... to homeowners that immediate action is necessary to forestall foreclosure. N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. To the extent possible, the Court must derive ...

docket:	A-11-11
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-02-27
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citation:	209 N.J. 449 38 A.3d 570
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60 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a5864-08.opn.html -- rank: 902

... construed within their context' and 'given their generally accepted meaning.' N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. To that end, 'statutes must be read in ...

docket:	a5864-08
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-12-17
status:	published
citation:	411 N.J. Super. 135 984 A.2d 895
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