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1 Del. C. § 301 (2026)

Rules of construction and definitions

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The rules of construction and the definitions set forth in this chapter shall be observed in the construction of this Code and all other statutes, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General Assembly, or repugnant to the Code or to the context of the same statute.

Code 1852, §  34;  Code 1915, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1;  1 Del. C. 1953, §  301; 
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1967–2024 · leading case: State v. Spence, 367 A.2d 983 (Del. 1976).
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State v. Spence, 367 A.2d 983 (Del. 1976). · cites it 2× “Thus, sev-erability is also mandated by 1 Del.C. § 301. 13 Any lingering doubt as to severability must be resolved in favor thereof by reason of the following provision of 59 Del.”
State v. Dickerson, 298 A.2d 761 (Del. 1972). “By 1 Del.C. § 301, 10 it is provided that the “rules of construction * * * set forth in this chapter [including § 308] shall be observed in the construction of this Code and all other statutes, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the…”
Fuentes v. State, 349 A.2d 1 (Del. 1975). “See 1 Del.C. §§ 301, 308; State v. Dickerson, Del.”
In Re Trust Est. of Saulsbury, 233 A.2d 739 (Del. Ch. 1967). “- Title 1 Del.C. § 301 provides that when applied to the different parts of the United States the word “State”, when used in the Delaware Code, “ * * * includes the District of Columbia * * * ”, and 12 U.”
Riad v. Brandywine Valley SPCA, Inc. (Del. 2024). “We note that the term “person” is not defined in § 3041F, but that 1 Del. C. § 301 sets forth “[t]he rules of construction and the definitions .”
Riad v. Brandywine Valley SPCA, Inc. (Del. 2024). “We note that the term “person” is not defined in § 3041F, but that 1 Del. C. § 301 sets forth “[t]he rules of construction and the definitions .”
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