place of contract — The place (country or state) in which a contract is made, and whose law must determine questions affecting the execution, validity, and construction of the contract. Scudder v. Union Nat. Bank, 91 U.S. 406, 412, 23 L.Ed. 245 … Black's law dictionary
place of performance — The place fixed by the terms of the contract in express terms. The place which as determined by fair inference in construction of the contract, is to be the place of performance in accordance with the intention of the parties. In instances where… … Ballentine's law dictionary
contract — noun / kɒntrækt/ 1. a legal agreement between two parties ● to draw up a contract ● to draft a contract ● to sign a contract ♦ the contract is binding on both parties both parties signing the contract must do what is agreed ♦ under contract bound … Marketing dictionary in english
contract — noun / kɒntrækt/ 1. a legal agreement between two parties ● to draw up a contract ● to draft a contract ● to sign a contract ♦ the contract is binding on both parties both parties signing the contract must do what is agreed ♦ under contract bound … Dictionary of banking and finance
place — /pleɪs/ verb to put ♦ to place money in an account to deposit money in an account ♦ to place a block of shares to find a buyer for a block of shares ♦ to place a contract to decide that a certain company shall have the contract to do work ♦ to… … Dictionary of banking and finance
place — 1. old form of the word pleas. Thus the Court of Common Pleas was sometimes called the Court of Common Place. 2. noun This word is a very indefinite term. It is applied to any locality, limited by boundaries, however large or however small. It… … Black's law dictionary
contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score * * * ▪ 2003 For a sample contract bridge… … Universalium
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
Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require … Wikipedia
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
