{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1644","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1644","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 2. CONTRACTS [1549. - 1701.]","TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS [1635. - 1663.]"],"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":"14eca6239dafe137e0c45b975a4de4fe4c00413b84f6b688e4a8742cc407bd55","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1643","next":"us-ca/civ-1645"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}