{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1710","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1710","heading":"","body":"A deceit, within the meaning of the last section, is either:\n1. The suggestion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who does not believe it to be true;\n2. The assertion, as a fact, of that which is not true, by one who has no reasonable ground for believing it to be true;\n3. The suppression of a fact, by one who is bound to disclose it, or who gives information of other facts which are likely to mislead for want of communication of that fact; or,\n4. A promise, made without any intention of performing it.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 3. OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY LAW [1708. - 1725.]"],"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":"3204fa4449d87ddff4916f029c7597dfa3f5b2be2be225e073e7af08f5dd7eaa","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1709","next":"us-ca/civ-1710.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}