California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 4 — Maxims of Jurisprudence, Section 3542
Interpretation must be reasonable.
Notes
Requires interpretation to be reasonable. The maxim makes reasonableness the required quality of interpretation and states that interpretation must satisfy that standard, expressing the rule entirely in terms of the reasonableness required when something is interpreted under the provision itself.
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