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31 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SUSAN HYLAND -- rank: 889

... Cty. of Bergen, 198 N.J. 408, 421 (2009) (citing N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). 'To that end, 'statutes must be read in their entirety ...

docket:	a2530-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-11-21
status:	published
citation:	452 N.J.Super. 372 174 A.3d 538
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32 State v. Amed Ingram -- rank: 885

... and give the law’s words their generally accepted meaning. N.J.S.A. 1:1-1; DiProspero v. Penn , 183 N.J. 477, 492 (2005). In ...

docket:	A-56-16
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2017-08-01
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citation:	230 N.J. 190 165 A.3d 797
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33 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4226-14.opn.html -- rank: 885

... statute's words and phrases their usual and ordinary meaning, N.J.S.A. 1:1-1, because the words of a statute ordinarily provide the most ...

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citation:	446 N.J.Super. 163 141 A.3d 300
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34 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/trial/l-3217-05.opn.html -- rank: 878

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

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35 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a-41-20.opn.html -- rank: 876

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

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36 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-41-20.opn.html -- rank: 876

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

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37 Leander Williams v. New Jersey State Parole Board -- rank: 872

... v. Lopez-Carrera, 245 N.J. 596, 613 (2021) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). We do not read words in isolation; instead, we consider ...

docket:	a-26-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-08-03
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38 In re Petition for Referendum on City of Trenton Ordinance 09-02 -- rank: 872

... 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 of this ...

docket:	a-70-09
court:	supreme
decided:	2010-04-06
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citation:	201 N.J. 349 990 A.2d 1109
Document Size:	111478

39 State v. Carlos Bolvito -- rank: 867

... State v. Marquez , 202 N.J. 485, 499 (2010) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). (pp. 9-10) 2. In 2005, the Legislature established the ... meaning, according to the approved usage of the language.” N.J.S.A. 1:1-1. Our task is to ascertain the Legislature’s intent, reflecting ... State v. Marquez , 202 N.J. 485 , 499 (2010) (quoting N.J.S.A. 1:1-1). We “‘effectuat[e] the legislative plan as it ...

docket:	A-44-12
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2014-03-31
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citation:	217 N.J. 221 86 A.3d 131
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40 STEPHANIE ANGUS V. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BOROUGH OF METUCHEN -- rank: 865

... 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 words and ... 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 the words ...

docket:	a1979-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-04-06
status:	Published
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41 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4500-14.opn.html -- rank: 861

... 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 the statutory ...

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42 OF LOUIS PAUL HENNEFELD et al. v. TOWNSHIP OF MONTCLAIR, -- rank: 857

... 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 “unless ...

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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43 NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS v. LUCILLE E. DAVY -- rank: 852

... 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 "governing body ... 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 political subdivision ...

docket:	a6074-07
court:	superior court appellate division
decided:	2009-09-02
status:	Published
citation:	409 N.J. Super. 467 978 A.2d 295
Document Size:	100336

44 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. RICHARD W. BERNARDI, SR. -- rank: 852

... 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 is appropriate ... 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. 245, 284 ... 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 intended. See ...

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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45 Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County v. Board of Review -- rank: 852

... 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 out on ...

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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