| breach of contract | a breach of a legal duty, failure to do something that is required in a contract |
| contract killing | a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer |
| contract contract bridge | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
| contract law | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts |
| futures contract | an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date, the contract can be sold before the settlement date |
| contract | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
adhesion contract
contract of adhesion | a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts), implies inequality in bargaining power |
| aleatory contract | a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable) |
| bilateral contract | a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee) |
| conditional contract | a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations |
| cost-plus contract | a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit |
| gambling contract | a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet, unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions |
marriage contract
marriage settlement | a prenuptial agreement or contract |
| output contract | a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it |
purchase contract
purchase agreement | a contract stating the terms of a purchase |
| quasi contract | a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent |
| requirements contract | a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party |
sealed instrument
contract under seal
special contract | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
| service contract | a contract for maintenance services |
| severable contract | a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument |
| unilateral contract | a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise) |
labor contract
labor agreement
collective agreement | contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions |
| yellow-dog contract | a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union |
employment contract
employment agreement | contract between employer and employee |
sale in gross
contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
| contract declaration | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
| oral contract | an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation |
| contract offer | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate |
| social contract | an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society, individual surrenders liberty in return for protection |
lease
term of a contract | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect |
contract
take get | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness, He got AIDS, She came down with pneumonia, She took a chill |
shrink
contract | become smaller or draw together, The fabric shrank, The balloon shrank |
abridge
foreshorten
abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements, The manuscript must be shortened |
narrow
contract | make or become more narrow or restricted, The selection was narrowed, The road narrowed |
| condense concentrate contract | compress or concentrate, Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan |
| contract in | consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use |
| contract out | refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use |
contract
undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement |
| contract | make smaller, The heat contracted the woollen garment |
compress
constrict
squeeze compact
contract press | squeeze or press together, she compressed her lips, the spasm contracted the muscle |
sign contract
sign on
sign up | engage by written agreement, They signed two new pitchers for the next season |
| contract out | assign a job to someone outside one's own business |