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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3272.9›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 1. NATURE OF A CONTRACT 1549-1615›CHAPTER 1. Definition 1549-1550.5

§ 1549

California Civil Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A contract is an agreement to do or not to do a certain thing.

(Enacted 1872.)

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