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11 Aug 2015

Contracts Terminology (Without Descriptions)

The following are some essential Contract terms (without descriptions) listed in alphabetical order:
Acceptance

Adams v Lindsell

Anticipatory Breach

Assignment

Bilateral Contract

Breach of Contract

Caldwell v Cline

Compensatory Damages

Condition

Condition Concurrent

Condition Precedent

Condition Subsequent

Consequential Damages

Consideration

Constructive Conditions

Contract of Adhesion

Counteroffer

Counteroffer as an Implied Rejection

Creditor Beneficiary

Delegation and Assumption of Duties

Distinguishing between Donee and Creditor Beneficiary

Divisible (or Severable) Contracts

Doctrine of Constructive conditions

Donee Beneficiary, Exculpatory Clause

Elements of a Contract

Excuse of Conditions

Executed Contract

Executory Contract

Express Conditions

Express Contract

Failure of Consideration

Firm Offer

Guaranty

Illusory Promise

Implied Condition of Cooperation

Implied in Fact Conditions

Implied in Fact Contract

Implied in Law Contract (Quasi Contract)

Incidental Beneficiary

Intended Beneficiary

Lawrence v Fox

Legal Detriment

Liquidated Damages

Material vis-a-vis Minor Termination Breach

Meeting of the Minds

Merger

Merit Music v Sonneborn

Mitigation of Damages

Modification

Moral Obligation Rule

Mutual Assent

Nominal Damages

Offer

Option

Option Contract

Output Contracts

Outward Manifestation Theory

Parol Evidence Rule

Power of Disaffirmance

Promissory Estoppel

Prospective Failure of Condition

Punitive or Exemplary Damages

Quantum Meruit

Quantum Valebant

Rejection

Rejection Effective when Received

Requirement Contract

Revocation, Revocation Effective Upon Receipt by Offeree

Rights Against the Promisee

Statute of Frauds

Substantial Performance

Sufficiency of Consideration

Termination by Accord and Satisfaction

Termination by Frustration of Purpose

Termination by Impossibility of Performance by Economic or Commercial Impracticability

Termination by Mutual Recision

Termination by Novation

Termination by Release

The Collateral Agreement Doctrine

Third Party Beneficiary Contract

Unconscionable Contract

Unilateral Contract

Unilateral Contract-Revocation of Offer Rule

Void Contract

Voidable Contract

Waiver of Condition

Want of Consideration

Filed Under: Contracts Tagged With: Contracts, terminology, terms, Vocabulary

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