illegal contract — a contract may be described as illegal if: (1) the aim or object of the contract is criminal or immoral; (2) some specific rule of statute or common law says that it is; (3) the method of contracting is illegal. At common law, contracts to commit … Law dictionary
illegal contract — A contract prohibited by statute (e. g. one between traders providing for minimum resale prices) or illegal at common law on the grounds of public policy An illegal contract is totally void, but neither party (unless innocent of the illegality)… … Big dictionary of business and management
illegal contract — agreement which is illegitimate, contract which is not authorized by law … English contemporary dictionary
CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… … Law dictionary
illegal — il·le·gal /il lē gəl/ adj: contrary to or in violation of a law: illicit unlawful an illegal contract il·le·gal·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
illegal transaction — Something beyond a mere intent to violate the law. An illegal intention, accompanied by an act which is criminal or prohibited by law. Smith v Blachley, 188 Pa 550, 41 A 619. See illegal contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
illegal agreement — See illegal contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
