Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
commutative contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
commutative contract — noun : a civil law contract in which each party gives and receives an equivalent * * * commutative contract, a contract in which each participant gives and receives an equivalent … Useful english dictionary
commutative contract — In civil law, one in which each of the contracting parties gives and receives an equivalent; e.g., the contract of sale. See contract … Black's law dictionary
commutative contract — In civil law, one in which each of the contracting parties gives and receives an equivalent; e.g., the contract of sale. See contract … Black's law dictionary
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 — An agreement between two or more persons which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. As defined in Restatement, Second, Contracts No. 3: A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a… … Black's law dictionary
contract — An agreement between two or more persons which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. As defined in Restatement, Second, Contracts No. 3: A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a… … Black's law dictionary
Social contract — This article is about the political and philosophical concept. For Rousseau s 1762 treatise on the concept, see The Social Contract. For other uses, see Social Contract (disambiguation). The social contract is an intellectual device intended to… … Wikipedia
do ut des — ˌdōˌu̇tˈdās noun Etymology: New Latin, I give in order that you may give : a commutative contract whereby something is given so that something may be received in return * * * do ut des «DOH uht DEEZ», Latin. I give that you may give (used of a… … Useful english dictionary
lesion — le·sion / lē zhən/ n [Anglo French, damage, injury, from Latin laesio, from laedere to injure] in the civil law of Louisiana: loss from failure to receive a threshold amount or value (as one half market value) for immovable property conveyed or… … Law dictionary
