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Civil Code § 1643

TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS

Current as of September 28, 2026Civ. Code, § 1643Official source ↗

Enacted 1872.

A contract must receive such an interpretation as will make it lawful, operative, definite, reasonable, and capable of being carried into effect, if it can be done without violating the intention of the parties.