§ 44000 Definitions For Part Construction

• •This section says that the words defined in Sections 44000 to 44012 have special meanings for this part of the law.
• •If a word is defined in these sections, you have to use that meaning when reading this part of the law.
• •If the way a word is used makes it clear that the special meaning doesn’t fit, then you can use the normal meaning.

Imagine you're reading a rulebook for a game, and it says at the beginning that in this game, the word 'ball' means a cube. Normally, a ball is round, but in this game, you have to think of a cube when you see the word 'ball'.

This law works the same way. It tells you that certain words have special meanings just for this part of the law, and you have to use those meanings unless it doesn’t make sense.