# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.010: 442.010 Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C442_S442.010

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.010
- **Heading:** 442.010 Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 442 / Section 442.010

## Text

442.010. Definitions. — 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;

(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 .

(RSMo 1939 § 3439, A.L. 1974 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 2, A.L. 2010 S.B. 630) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3052; 1919 § 2211; 1909 § 2822 Effective 3-01-11

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