{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-42.250","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 42.250","heading":"Terms construed as generally accepted; evidence of other signification.","body":"The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their primary and general acceptation, but evidence is admissible that they have a technical, local, or otherwise peculiar signification and were used and understood in the particular instance, in which case the agreement shall be construed accordingly.","path":["01 - Courts, Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure","4. Evidence and Witnesses","Chapter 42 — Execution, Formalities and Interpretation of Writings"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors042.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:10Z","sha256":"ae33f5f497134e6a2d2f8f6b48ecd818f7e376f132fa42c9151e0a375a9bf0e7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-42.240","next":"us-or/ors-42.260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}