{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"1644","citation":"Civ. Code, § 1644","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 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS [1635. - 1663.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-3/part-2/title-3"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/interpretation-of-contracts-1644","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}