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  "article_number": "1927",
  "heading": "Consent",
  "text": "A contract is formed by the consent of the parties established through offer and acceptance.\n\nUnless the law prescribes a certain formality for the intended contract, offer and acceptance may be made orally, in writing, or by action or inaction that under the circumstances is clearly indicative of consent.\n\nUnless otherwise specified in the offer, there need not be conformity between the manner in which the offer is made and the manner in which the acceptance is made.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "IV",
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