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contractual

contractual

22 6.0
Rights and duties that come from a written agreement between people or companies
  • adjective
  • /kənˈtræktʃuəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : contractual
  • We have contractual obligations to finish this one.
  • contractual arrangement
  • contractual obligation
  • contractual relationship

Today we will continue our discussion of pre contractual reliance based liability.

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Examples

  • I have contractual obligations on our end based on our agreement.

  • In a contractual agreement, each party is legally bound to meet their specified responsibilities.

  • On a phone he has a contractual right to record.

  • Real economic power, however, is held by the band manager, a contractual position.

    Academic text (1992)
  • So there was perfectly good legal, contractual reasons for Trump to do that.

  • By law, Great Benefit had a contractual obligation to provide medical treatment.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The Federal Republic also agreed to assume responsibility for the financial and contractual trade obligations of East Germany.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Marriage is a contractual union generally recognized by society, religion, and/or government.

  • Second, production of barley, under contractual arrangements between farmers and a national beer company, became widespread.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Today we will continue our discussion of pre contractual reliance based liability.

Synonyms

covenantal
vscontractual
  • Formal
1 8.6

Connected to a formal promise or agreement, often in religion and law

focuses on legal terms and obligations set out in formal documents

Antonyms

noncontractual
  • Specialized
7.8

Not included in a written or signed agreement

How Contractual

contractual
  • Specialized
22 6.0
noncontractual
  • Specialized
7.8

Surface Forms

contractual positive

Morphology

contractual = contract (transparent) = contract + ual

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'contract' using the productive suffix '-ual', producing a meaning 'relating to a contract'.

Etymology

Contractual comes from parts meaning 'together' (con-) and 'to draw' (tract), the same root you see in tractor and attract. So a contract was originally something 'drawn together'—an agreement between people—and contractual means 'relating to a contract'.