American Legion Post No. 32 v. City of Walla Walla

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• \Interpretation of a statute is solely a question of law and within the conventional competence of the court. . . .\
• appellate court need not consider a contention that is not supported by argument or citation to authority
• courts may determine the meaning of an undefined word by looking to the dictionary definition
• court's primary objective in construing statutes is to carry out the intent of the Legislature and in so doing legislative definitions provided in the statutes generally control
• interpretation of a statute is a question of law not within the special competence of an agency
• court's primary objective in construing statutes is to carry out the intent of the legislature and in so doing legislative definitions provided in the statutes generally control

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