Mich. Comp. Laws § 8.3a : — STATUTESOF THE STATUTES — Approved usage; technical words and phrases TEXT PDF All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning. MCL 8.3a Add. 1959, Act 189, Imd. Eff. 7/22/1959.