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  "heading": "Imputation by obligor",
  "text": "An obligor who owes several debts to an obligee has the right to impute payment to the debt he intends to pay.\n\nThe obligor's intent to pay a certain debt may be expressed at the time of payment or may be inferred from circumstances known to the obligee.",
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