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
unlawful — un·law·ful adj 1: not lawful: not authorized or justified by law 2: acting contrary to or in defiance of the law an unlawful possessor un·law·ful·ly adv un·law·ful·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
Contract Law of Saudi Arabia — Contract Law of Saudi Arabia Legal System Hanbali School of Sharia Law, Sunni … Wikipedia
Contract Labor Law — The 1885 Contract Labor Law was an act to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its Territories, and the District of Columbia.[1] Contents 1 Background 2 … Wikipedia
South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… … Wikipedia
A condition which prevents a contract from going into operation until it has been fulfilled — Classification Conditions are either express or implied, the former when incorporated in express terms in the deed, contract, lease, or grant; the latter, when inferred or presumed by law, from the nature of the transaction or the conduct of the… … Black's law dictionary
A condition which prevents a contract from going into operation until it has been fulfilled — Classification Conditions are either express or implied, the former when incorporated in express terms in the deed, contract, lease, or grant; the latter, when inferred or presumed by law, from the nature of the transaction or the conduct of the… … Black's law dictionary
inducing breach of contract — a form of economic tort (See economic torts) consisting in A knowingly and unjustifiably inducing B to breach his contract with C, causing loss to C. The law generally permits considerable freedom in economic matters. In the leading case of Mogul … Law dictionary
Meet-or-release contract — Meet or Release Contracts are contracts that include meet or release competition clauses wherein a company contracts with a customer to sell a product at a given price unless the customer can purchase the product cheaper elsewhere, in which event … Wikipedia
usury — An unlawful contract upon the loan of money, to receive the same again with exorbitant increase. Lassman v Jacobson, 125 Minn 218, 146 NW 350. The exaction, or an agreement for the exaction, of a greater sum for the loan, use, or forbearance of… … Ballentine's law dictionary