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;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 442.010

  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • 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. See Missouri Laws 442.010

(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.

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