California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 1 — Nature of a Contract, Chapter 1 — Definition, Section 1549

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

Notes

Defines a contract as an agreement to do a certain thing or to refrain from doing a certain thing. The definition covers both affirmative promises and promises not to act, providing the basic statutory meaning of a contract for the surrounding contract rules.

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