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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
When used in this chapter unless otherwise apparent from the context:
(1) The term “adult” shall be construed as meaning any person who is eighteen years of age or older;
(2) The term “minor” shall be construed as meaning any person who is less than eighteen years of age;
(3) The term “real estate” shall be construed as coextensive in meaning with lands, tenements and hereditaments, and as embracing all chattels real and as including a manufactured home as defined in section 700.010, which is real estate as defined in subsection 7 of section 442.015.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXIX. Ownership and Conveyance of Property § 442.010. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xxix-ownership-and-conveyance-of-property/mo-rev-st-442-010/
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