Statute · New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 1-1.3 — Rules governing use of certain words
N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 1-1.3
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Estates, Powers & Trusts Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 1-1.3 Rules governing use of certain words
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N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 1-1.3 — Rules governing use of certain words is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 1-1.3 Rules governing use of certain words
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) Words in the singular number include the plural, and in the plural include the singular.
(b) Words of the masculine gender include the feminine and the neuter, and when the sense so indicates words of the neuter gender may refer to any gender.
(c) The word "writing" includes typewritten or printed matter.