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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 3. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS 1635-1663

§ 1653

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Words in a contract which are wholly inconsistent with its nature, or with the main intention of the parties, are to be rejected.

(Enacted 1872.)

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