{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1427","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1427","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL [1427. - 1543.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-1/title-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.</p>","text":"An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/definition-of-obligations-1427-1428-1427","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}