California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 1 — Obligations in General, Title 1 — Definition of Obligations, Section 1427
An obligation is a legal duty, by which a person is bound to do or not to do a certain thing.
Notes
Defines an obligation as a legal duty binding a person either to do a specified thing or to refrain from doing it. The definition treats both affirmative duties and duties not to act as obligations for purposes of the statutory rules governing legal duties.
Use as reference
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