{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, § 18","heading":"Circumstances of the act","body":"Section 18. The circumstances of the act may be stated according to their legal effect, without a full description thereof.","path":["Part IV","Title II","Chapter 277"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleII/Chapter277/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:21Z","sha256":"35c45871494d11c1cf338230fce27193136127637770bef0bbb5855e0c0c4413","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-277-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}