Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
4. Interpretation clause
The following words and expressions are intended to have the
meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, so far as such meanings are not
excluded by the context or by the nature of the subject-matter; that is to say,
the word "person" shall apply to bodies politic and corporate; and
the word "parent" shall include father and mother, grand-father and
grand-mother; and the word "child" shall include son and daughter,
and grand-son and grand-daughter, and step-son and step-daughter.