Tennessee § 6-18-102 - Construction of chapters 18-22.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 6-18-102 — Construction of chapters 18-22., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6-18-102. Construction of chapters 18-22.
In the construction of any portion of chapters 18-22 of this title whose meaning or application is in dispute, it is intended that its phraseology shall be liberally construed to effect the substantial objects of these chapters. Acts 1921, ch. 173, art. 22, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 1997a245; Code 1932, § 3643; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1802.
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