noncontractual
- adjective
- /ˌnɒn.kənˈtræktʃu.əl/
- Specialized
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no contractual
- Many social customs create noncontractual obligations that people are expected to follow.
Examples
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Under the majority's approach, as I understand it, when two commercial entities agree to a choice-of-law clause in a contract, as a matter of law the clause applies to all conceivably related noncontractual causes of action, regardless of any ambiguous language in the clause or of the parties' actual intent regarding its coverage...
Academic text (2017) -
This meant that the noncontractual organizations of kinship, neighborhood, profession, and creed were to be liquidated since they claimed the allegiance of the individual and thus restrained his freedom.
Academic text (2003) -
If all these criteria are met, the injured party can seek to impose the liability against the noncontractual party.
Academic text (2017) -
This presumption is the canon against noncontractual claims.
Academic text (2017) -
Given, however, the imperative force with which he invests the idea of honor, and the noncontractual duties and rights that follow from this, it is not clear that the community he has in view can afford to be smaller than all of mankind.
Academic text (1991) -
The court ruled that the payment was based on a noncontractual agreement rather than a formal contract.
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In this case, the obligation arose from a noncontractual relationship rather than a signed agreement.
Synonyms
A job or position with no formal contract and no guaranteed benefits
Antonyms
- Specialized
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Rights and duties that come from a written agreement between people or companies
How Contractual
Surface Forms
Morphology
noncontractual = contractual (transparent) = non + contract + ual
The adjective is formed by productive prefixation of 'non-' to the adjective 'contractual', so the negated meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Noncontractual breaks into non- 'not' and contract 'a formal agreement', so it means something that is 'not part of a contract'.