Contract law

A quasi-contract (or implied-in-law contract or constructive contract) is a fictional contract recognised by a court. The notion of a quasi-contract can be traced to Roman law and is still a concept used in some modern legal systems. Quasi contract laws have been deduced from the Latin statement "", which proclaims that no one should grow rich out of another person's loss. It was one of the central doctrines of Roman law.

implied covenant of honesty and fair dealing in contract law

remedy which allows a contractual party to cancel the contract

employment contract

excuse for the nonperformance of duties under contract law that makes performance of the contract literally impossible

contract in civil law

naturally occuring physical damage from normal wear and aging

A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege.

Agreement between shareholders

Type of contractual promise

person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been a party to the contract

Voidable, in law, is a transaction or action that is valid but may be annulled by one of the parties to the transaction. Voidable is usually used in distinction to void ab initio (or void from the outset) and unenforceable.

right to acquire property before any other acquirers

bribery or unethical financial remuneration for enabling a profitable business deal

legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist

Act of Imperial Legislative Council of India

Revocation is the act of recall or annulment. It is the cancelling of an act, the recalling of a grant or privilege, or the making void of some deed previously existing. A temporary revocation of a grant or privilege is called a suspension.

doctrine of contractual interpretation providing that, where a promise, agreement or term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording

legal concept

legal contract between a publisher and a writer or author

contract agreed to by spoken communication

mutual mistake, concept in contract law

legal right granted by a debtor to a creditor over the debtor's property

equitable remedy in contract law

an equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person

In jurisprudence, an excuse is a defense to criminal charges that is distinct from an exculpation. Justification and excuse are different defenses in a criminal case (See Justification and excuse). Exculpation is a related concept which reduces or extinguishes a person's culpability, such as their liability to pay compensation to the victim of a tort in the civil law.

legal, binding contract between a franchisor and franchisee

agreement between an employer and an employee regarding labor unions

provision in a contract for the sale of goods that the title to the goods remains vested in the seller until the buyer fulfils certain obligations

Legal doctrine

phrase

clause in a contract

In law, dépeçage (from the French, meaning "dismemberment") is a concept within the field of conflict of laws whereby different issues within a single case are governed by the laws of different jurisdictions. In common law countries, dépeçage can be used when a single contract provides that different parts of the contract shall be governed by different laws, or in the absence of a contract when a court's own rules on choice of law cause it to apply different bodies of law to different questions.

contract that is not enforceable at law

type of leasing

legal disclaimer from a seller on limitations of warranty on certain errors with a product

damages which are liquidated/assessed and fixed at the date of the contract

contract

community project to analyze and grade the terms of service (TOS) and privacy policies of Internet sites and services

provision added to a contract of an actor to ensure that casting and production staff are more representative and meet certain level of diversity

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mutual or legally binding agreement between two parties based on policies and conditions recorded in document form

agreement where the customer will be charged for time and materials used

thumb|The port and fleet of Genoa, early 14th century The commenda was a medieval contract which developed in Italy around the 13th century, and was an early form of limited partnership. The commenda was an agreement between an investing partner and a traveling partner to conduct a commercial enterprise, usually overseas. The terms of the partnership varied, and are usually categorized by modern historians as unilateral commenda and bilateral commenda, based on the share of contributions and profits between the partners. The bilateral commenda was known in Venice as collegantia or colleganza.

In law, severability (sometimes known as salvatorius, from Latin) refers to a provision in a contract or piece of legislation which states that if some of the terms are held to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder should still apply. Sometimes, severability clauses will state that some provisions to the contract are so essential to the contract's purpose that if they are illegal or unenforceable, the contract as a whole will be voided. However, in many legal jurisdictions, a severability clause will not be applied if it changes the fundamental nature of the contract, and that i

Habitability is the adequacy of an environment for human living. Where housing is concerned, there are generally local ordinances which define habitability. If a residence complies with those laws, it is said to be habitable. In extreme environments, such as space exploration, habitability must take into account psychological and social stressors, due to the harsh nature of the environment.

Choice of law in contract disputes

Concept in business systems

contract involving additional payment to allow for profit

contract clause for a severance package

type of contract where the payment amount does not depend on actual resources used or time expended

concept in contract law

exculpatory situation in law that results from coercion

scholarly restatement of the contract law of European legal systems

legal defence

Lessor is a participant of the lease who takes possession of the property and provides it as a leasing subject to the lessee for temporary possession. For example, in leasehold estate, the landlord is the lessor and the tenant is the lessee. The lessor may be the owner of the property or an agent authorized on the owner's behalf. Commercial banks, credit non-bank organizations, leasing companies often act as lessors.

Concept about personal relationships