{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1647","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1647","heading":"","body":"A contract may be explained by reference to the circumstances under which it was made, and the matter to which it relates.","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":"22553a4069edd3eca877b281d3f0a99978065984ead0a06b570d7de3556f606a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1646.5","next":"us-ca/civ-1648"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}