11 U.S.C. § 102
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In this title—
- (1)“after notice and a hearing”, or a similar phrase—
- (2)“claim against the debtor” includes claim against property of the debtor;
- (3)“includes” and “including” are not limiting;
- (4)“may not” is prohibitive, and not permissive;
- (5)“or” is not exclusive;
- (6)“order for relief” means entry of an order for relief;
- (7)the singular includes the plural;
- (8)a definition, contained in a section of this title that refers to another section of this title, does not, for the purpose of such reference, affect the meaning of a term used in such other section; and
- (9)“United States trustee” includes a designee of the United States trustee.