§ 3509 The maxims of jurisprudence hereinafter set forth are intended not to …
§ 3510 When the reason of a rule ceases, so should the rule itself.
§ 3511 Where the reason is the same, the rule should be the same.
§ 3512 One must not change his purpose to the injury of another.
§ 3513 Any one may waive the advantage of a law intended solely for his …
§ 3514 One must so use his own rights as not to infringe upon the rights of …
§ 3515 He who consents to an act is not wronged by it.
§ 3516 Acquiescence in error takes away the right of objecting to it.
§ 3517 No one can take advantage of his own wrong.
§ 3518 He who has fraudulently dispossessed himself of a thing may be …
§ 3519 He who can and does not forbid that which is done on his behalf, is …
§ 3520 No one should suffer by the act of another.
§ 3521 He who takes the benefit must bear the burden.
§ 3522 One who grants a thing is presumed to grant also whatever is …
§ 3523 For every wrong there is a remedy.
§ 3524 Between those who are equally in the right, or equally in the wrong, …
§ 3525 Between rights otherwise equal, the earliest is preferred.
§ 3526 No man is responsible for that which no man can control.
§ 3527 The law helps the vigilant, before those who sleep on their rights.
§ 3528 The law respects form less than substance.
§ 3529 That which ought to have been done is to be regarded as done, in …
§ 3530 That which does not appear to exist is to be regarded as if it did …
§ 3531 The law never requires impossibilities.
§ 3532 The law neither does nor requires idle acts.
§ 3533 The law disregards trifles.
§ 3534 Particular expressions qualify those which are general.
§ 3535 Contemporaneous exposition is in general the best.
§ 3536 The greater contains the less.
§ 3537 Superfluity does not vitiate.
§ 3538 That is certain which can be made certain.
§ 3539 Time does not confirm a void act.
§ 3540 The incident follows the principal, and not the principal the …
§ 3541 An interpretation which gives effect is preferred to one which makes …
§ 3542 Interpretation must be reasonable.
§ 3543 Where one of two innocent persons must suffer by the act of a third, …
§ 3545 Private transactions are fair and regular.
§ 3546 Things happen according to the ordinary course of nature and the …
§ 3547 A thing continues to exist as long as is usual with things of that …
§ 3548 The law has been obeyed.
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Terms Used In California Codes > Civil Code > Division 4 > Part 4 - MAXIMS OF JURISPRUDENCE

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • building: includes (a) one or more buildings located or to be located on one or more sites. See California Education Code 81330
  • County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • equipment: includes (1) schoolbuses, (2) other motor vehicles, (3) test materials, educational films, and audiovisual materials, and (4) all other items defined as equipment or service systems in the Community College Budget and Accounting Manual. See California Education Code 81550
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • lease or agreement: shall include a lease purchase agreement. See California Education Code 81331
  • permit: means a permit that is issued pursuant to Section 33222. See California Food and Agricultural Code 33221
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
  • physical therapy: as used in this chapter , and a license issued pursuant to this chapter does not authorize the diagnosis of disease. See California Business and Professions Code 2620
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • site: includes one or more sites, and also may include any building or buildings located or to be located on a site. See California Education Code 81330