California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3538
That is certain which can be made certain.
Notes
Establishes the interpretive maxim that something is certain if it can be made certain. The rule treats the ability to make a matter certain as satisfying the stated concept of certainty, equating what can be made certain with what the maxim recognizes as certain.
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