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Statutes and Contract Law
The word "may" must be read in context to determine if it means an act is optional or mandatory. In some cases the act can be optional and in some cases it may be an imperative. Lay people tend to see the word "may" and assume they have a choice or are excused from complying with some statutory provision or regulation.
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