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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-act-1868/section-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-act-1868/section-2.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/31-32/100",
  "legislation_title": "Court of Session Act 1868",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-session-act-1868",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation of terms.",
  "text": "The following words and expressions in this Act shall have the meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction; that is to say,\nThe expression “the Court” shall include the whole Court sitting together, also either division of the Inner House, or any Lord Ordinary:\nThe word “pursuer” shall include complainer, suspender, petitioner, or appellant:\nThe word “defender” shall include respondent.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/31-32/100/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:57:26.915642+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}