§ 1855 When any map which has been recorded in the office of the recorder of …
§ 1856 (a) Terms set forth in a writing intended by the parties as a …
§ 1857 The language of a writing is to be interpreted according to the …
§ 1858 In the construction of a statute or instrument, the office of the …
§ 1859 In the construction of a statute the intention of the Legislature, …
§ 1860 For the proper construction of an instrument, the circumstances under …
§ 1861 The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their …
§ 1862 When an instrument consists partly of written words and partly of a …
§ 1864 When the terms of an agreement have been intended in a different …
§ 1865 A written notice, as well as every other writing, is to be construed …
§ 1866 When a statute or instrument is equally susceptible of two …

Terms Used In California Codes > Code of Civil Procedure > Part 4 > Title 1 - OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE

  • Acquiring district: means a district in which all or a part of a state-aided district or an applicant district has been included. See California Education Code 16150
  • Apportionment: means an apportionment made under this chapter unless the context otherwise requires. See California Education Code 16002
  • Board: means the State Allocation Board. See California Education Code 16002
  • exceptional children: means physically handicapped pupils, pupils with intellectual disabilities, educationally handicapped pupils, multihandicapped pupils, or pupils enrolled in development centers for the handicapped required or allowed to be educated pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000). See California Education Code 16191
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • State-aided district: means a district to which a conditional or final apportionment has been made under this chapter. See California Education Code 16150
  • Will: includes codicil. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • Writing: includes printing and typewriting. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17