Rules of Construction and Definitions. All references to any specific law, act, statutes, regulation, or rule in this Agreement shall mean such law, act, statute, regulation, or rule of the United States of America and, where applicable, the laws of its states, territories, foreign jurisdictions, protectorates and local laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Rules of Construction and Definitions. 1.1 Rules of Construction
1.1.1 Unless the context requires otherwise, the singular form of a word shall also mean and include the plural (and vice versa), and the masculine gender shall also mean and include the feminine and neutral genders (and vice versa).
1.1.2 References to statutes or regulations include all current and future statutory or regulatory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute or regulation referred to.
1.1.3 References to sections, exhibits, attachments or appendices to this Agreement and references to articles or sections followed by a number shall be deemed to include all subarticles, subsections, subclauses, subparagraphs and other divisions bearing the same number as a prefix.
1.1.4 The words “including,” “includes” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
1.1.5 The words “shall” or “will” shall be deemed to require mandatory action.
1.1.6 Words such as “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” are not limited to the specific provision within which such words appear but shall refer to the entire Agreement taken as a whole.
1.1.7 Words such as “person” or “party” shall be deemed to include individuals, political subdivisions, governmental agencies, associations, firms, companies, corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures.
1.1.8 References to “days” shall mean calendar days unless expressly stated to be “Business Days.” If the due date for a task, payment, or any other requirement falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday observed by King County, the due date shall be deemed to be the next Business Day.
1.1.9 The headings and captions inserted into this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit, or otherwise describe the scope or intent of this Agreement, or any provision hereof, or in any way affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
1.1.10 This Agreement was negotiated and prepared by the Parties and their respective attorneys. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the rule of construction that an ambiguous contract should be construed against the drafter shall not be applied in any construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
Rules of Construction and Definitions. As used herein, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires:
Rules of Construction and Definitions. 16.1. Rules of Construction: The following rules of construction apply to this Agreement:
16.1.1. The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular; “include” and “including” are not limiting;
16.1.2. “hereby”, “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder”, “the Agreement”, “this Agreement” or any like words refer to this Agreement;
Rules of Construction and Definitions. SECTION 1.1 For the purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them, and all computations herein provided or shall be made, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. All references herein to "generally accepted accounting principles" refer to such principles as they exist at the date of application thereof; provided, however, that if any change in generally accepted accounting principles after the Closing Date could, in the reasonable judgment of the Lender, affect adversely the interests of the Lender in the interpretation or calculation of the financial covenants or other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, such change shall not be effective for purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents unless and until the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that could be adversely affected by such change have been amended by the mutual agreement of the Borrower and the Lender so as to insure that the interests of the Lender will not be adversely affected by such change. All references in this Agreement to designated "Articles", "Sections" and other subdivisions or to lettered Exhibits or numbered Schedules are to the designated Articles, Sections and other subdivisions hereof and the lettered Exhibits and numbered Schedules annexed hereto unless the context otherwise clearly indicates. All Article, Section, other subdivision and Exhibit captions herein are used for reference only and in no way limit or describe the scope or intent of, or in any way affect, this Agreement.
Rules of Construction and Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following rules of construction and definitions apply to this Agreement, including the Exhibits to this Agreement:
1.1 The definitions contained in this Agreement apply to capitalized terms wherever those terms appear in this Agreement, including the prefatory paragraphs and recitals above, the sections below, and the Exhibits hereto. Capitalized terms in the prefatory paragraphs and recitals above, the sections below, and the Exhibits hereto have the meanings ascribed to them therein to the extent they are not otherwise defined in this Section. Each defined term stated in the singular shall include the plural and each defined term stated in the plural shall include the singular. Any pronoun stated in the masculine, feminine, or neutral gender shall include all genders. The word "including" when used in this Agreement means "including but not limited to," and the words "include," "includes," and "included" shall be similarly construed. The words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder," and any other words of similar import, when used in this Agreement refer to the entirety of the Agreement.
Rules of Construction and Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the capitalized terms used herein shall have the respective meanings set forth the Rules or in this Section 1.2 for all purposes hereof. In the event of conflicting definitions, the definition in the Rules shall prevail.
Rules of Construction and Definitions. SECTION 1.1 General Rules of Construction
SECTION 1.2 Definitions SECTION 1.3 Joint and Several Liability.
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Rules of Construction and Definitions. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
