Technical words are to be interpreted as usually understood by persons in the profession or business to which they relate, unless clearly used in a different sense.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1645
INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 38 Cal. App. 4th 1532 - Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners v. American Medical International, Inc. (1995)
Most recently applied in Kristen Schertzer v. Bank of America, Na (July 2024)
Enacted 1872.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.