Text of the provision
Art. 1374. The various stipulations of a contract shall be interpreted together, attributing to the doubtful ones that sense which may result from all of them taken jointly.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
All stipulations are interpreted together, giving doubtful ones the sense that results from the whole contract read as one.
Related provisions
- Article 1373 — Interpretation Toward Effectiveness.
- Article 1375 — Words With Several Meanings.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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