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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 1. OBLIGATIONS IN GENERAL 1427-1543›TITLE 1. DEFINITION OF OBLIGATIONS [1427. - [1428.]]

§ 1427

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.

(Enacted 1872.)

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