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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1861 — OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1861
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their primary and general acceptation, but evidence is nevertheless admissible that they have a local, technical, or otherwise peculiar signification, and were so used and understood in the particular instance, in which case the agreement…
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Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1861 — OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their primary and general acceptation, but evidence is nevertheless admissible that they have a local, technical, or otherwise peculiar signification, and were so used and understood in the particular instance, in which case the agreement must be construed accordingly.