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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.37.160 (2026)

Statute—Exact words need not be used

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Words used in a statute to define a crime need not be strictly pursued in the indictment or information, but other words conveying the same meaning may be used.
[ 1891 c 28 s 28; Code 1881 s 1013; 1873 p 226 s 196; 1869 p 241 s 191; RRS s 2064.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–1991 · leading case: State v. Kjorsvik, 812 P.2d 86 (Wash. 1991).
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State v. Kjorsvik, 812 P.2d 86 (Wash. 1991). · cites it 2× “2d 1101 (1952); RCW 10.37.160. [33] State v. Nieblas-Duarte, 55 Wn.”
State v. Davis, 808 P.2d 167 (Wash. Ct. App. 1991). “" Leach , at 686; see RCW 10.37.160. Moreover, the charging document need not " list every element of a crime.”
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