Section 171
Statutory text (Thai original)
ในการตีความการแสดงเจตนานั้น ให้เพ่งเล็งถึงเจตนาอันแท้จริงยิ่งกว่าถ้อยคำสำนวนหรือตัวอักษร
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
In the interpretation of a declaration of intention, the true intention is to be sought rather than the literal meaning of the words or expressions.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 171 is part of Book 1 (General Principles) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 35 Supreme Court decisions (1992 to 2024)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 3031/2566 (2023)
- Decision 42/2566 (2023)
- Decision 8429/2563 (2020)
- Decision 10657/2559 (2016)
- Decision 12945/2558 (2015)
- Decision 12696/2558 (2015)
- Decision 12972/2557 (2014)
- Decision 7257/2557 (2014)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 171 (Thailand) -
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ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 171 -
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