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2022 California Code
Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3 - OBLIGATIONS
PART 2 - CONTRACTS
TITLE 3 - INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Section 1644.
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CA Civ Code § 1644 (2022)
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1644. The words of a contract are to be understood in their ordinary and popular sense, rather than according to their strict legal meaning; unless used by the parties in a technical sense, or unless a special meaning is given to them by usage, in which case the latter must be followed.
(Enacted 1872.)
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