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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3516",
  "article_number": "3516",
  "heading": "Meaning of \"State\"",
  "text": "As used in this Book, the word \"state\" denotes, as may be appropriate: the United States or any state, territory, or possession thereof; the District of Columbia; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and any foreign country or territorial subdivision thereof that has its own system of law.",
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