{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-16","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 16","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"b8628f477f63110c7333c4af40c66b7c30859cb9678cf6c668de44d9f270245d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-15","next":"us-ca/ccp-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}