California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 2 > Title 7 > Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 2 > Title 7 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions
- legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
- Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.