Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 42.250 (2026)

Terms construed as generally accepted; evidence of other signification

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      42.250 Terms construed as generally accepted; evidence of other signification. The terms of a writing are presumed to have been used in their primary and general acceptation, but evidence is admissible that they have a technical, local, or otherwise peculiar signification and were used and understood in the particular instance, in which case the agreement shall be construed accordingly.