{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-13","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 13","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 may 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":["Civil Code - CIV","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":"17fdd782fb3a0ae29963815ff17648a77de553ea658633b5286f03d71035c621","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-12","next":"us-ca/civ-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}