contract law
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- noun
- /ˈkɒntrækt lɔː/
- Specialized
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derecho contractual
- Understanding contract law is essential for anyone entering into a legally binding agreement.
- standards of contract law
- traditional contract law
- important implications for contract law
Area contract law is by and large state law.
- Area contract law is by and large state law.
- So I'm going to teach this August gathering one thing in six parts about contract law.
- Default rules are not just about contract law, though.
- So you you were able to get coalitions of people, including leading contract law experts.
- And So what this bill does is it voids contract law between customers and their service providers.
Examples
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If a promise is not commodified, then this is a strong reason against its enforceability in contract law.
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That's just basic contract law.
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What does he know about contract law?
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This is a contract law case.
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This man knows contract law.
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It's a contract law case.
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Contract law in business and commercial life.
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He clearly has no idea about real law, about contract law.
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He knows contract law better than anybody.
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Of course, these features of contract law are peculiar to (most) common law jurisdictions.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'contract' (a written agreement) with 'law' (the legal field): it denotes the branch of law concerning contracts and their rights/obligations. This is a regular noun–noun composition with clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Contract law comes from contract, a written promise or 'agreement' between people, and law, the 'rules' that tell people what they must do. So, contract law is the part of the rules that explains what each side must do in a deal and what happens if someone breaks the promise.