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French Civil Code
- Book III: Different ways of acquiring property
  - Title III: Sources of obligations
    - Subtitle I: Contracts
      - Chapter III: Interpretation of the contract

Article 1191 of the French Civil Code

Article 1191 of the French Civil Code

November 7, 2023
2:30 pm

When a clause has two possible meanings, the one that gives it effect prevails over the one that does not.

Original in French 🇫🇷

Article 1191

Lorsqu’une clause est susceptible de deux sens, celui qui lui confère un effet l’emporte sur celui qui ne lui en fait produire aucun.

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