Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 16 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 16
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Words and phrases are construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, or are defined in the succeeding section, are to be construed according to such peculiar…
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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 16 — PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Words and phrases are construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, or are defined in the succeeding section, are to be construed according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning or definition.