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La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 1888 (2026)

Express or tacit remission

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SECTION 4.  REMISSION OF DEBT

Art. 1888.  Express or tacit remission

A remission of debt by an obligee extinguishes the obligation.  That remission may be express or tacit.

Acts 1984, No. 331, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985.