promisor
- noun
- /ˈprɒmɪsər/
- Formal
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promitente
- While the promisor will, if properly motivated, follow through on her commitment by declining to give in to countervailing temptations, the promisee should be disposed, at a minimum, not to interfere with the promisor's fulfilling that commitment so long as it remains in place.
- promisor and promisee
- promisor's commitment
Examples
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A trickier case involves a promise that the promisor and promisee treat as legally enforceable.
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Specific performance is the "principal equitable remedy" for breach of contract, requiring "the promisor to render the promised performance."
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Promisees may also take it upon themselves to help the promisor satisfy their obligation.
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Expectation damages encourage a promisor to breach only when her information tells her that breach is likely to be efficient.
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The research I have presented here suggests that the assignment of a contract, including securitization, may undermine the promisor's commitment to performance.
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Of course, promisors may care about fulfilling their obligations, insofar as taking commitments seriously disposes them to care about fulfilling them.
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Some commentators think the answer to the question of which promises ought to be enforced is clear: a promise should be enforceable only if the promisor and promisee both wanted, intended, or consented to enforcement.
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When a promisee no longer has the incentive to care about whether the promisor succeeds in fulfilling the underlying promissory commitment, this undermines the collaborative ideal that promissory relationships might otherwise foster.
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Fiduciary relationships are distinct from ordinary contractual relationships, as Daniel Markovits has explained, because a contract promisor is required only to "honor her contract," while a "fiduciary must take the initiative on her beneficiary's behalf" and "make new sacrifices in the face of unforeseen developments."
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In a legal agreement, the promisor is obligated to uphold their promise to deliver the goods as stated.
Synonyms
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8.9
A person who promises to pay money to free someone on bail
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5.7
A person who says they will do something
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6.5
A person who promises to give money or support a cause
A person who makes or joins a formal agreement, often for religion
A person who makes a serious promise to act or live in a certain way
A person or company who promises that a product is good and will fix problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Promisor comes from the common word promise plus the ending -or, which means 'one who'. So a promisor is simply the person 'who promises', the one who made a promise and is expected to keep it.