Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, these definitions govern the construction of this code.
Cal. Evid. Code § 100
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Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 22 Cal. 3d 584 - Hawkins v. Superior Court (1978)
Most recently applied in Utility Consumers' Action Network v. Public Utilities Commission (August 2010)
Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.
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