Terms common to 840 CMR 2.00 and M.G.L. c. 268A shall have the meaning ascribed to them by M.G.L. c. 268A and rulings issued pursuant to that law. 840 CMR 2.00 is in addition to, and, in some respects, more stringent than the provisions of M.G.L. c. 268A. Unless otherwise defined by the provisions of M.G.L. c. 32, 840 CMR, or by M.G.L. c. 268A and rulings issued pursuant to that law, the usual and customary definitions for terms used in 840 CMR 2.00 shall apply.
840 CMR, § 2.02