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What Is Privity of Contract?

A contract is an agreement made under legal obligations and entered into by 2 or more parties. The contract may be written or oral, but both subscribe to the contract that only those who have entered into the contract can reap the benefits of the agreement or must abide by whatever terms and...

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What Is a Void Contract?

A contract is a legal agreement that is binding onto the parties who have agreed to an exchange. When some aspects of a contract can no longer be enforce or are by no means legal, then it is possible for a contract to be rendered null and void from the beginning. Such contracts are referred to as...

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What Is a Quasi-Contract?

A quasi-contract is also referred to as an implied-in-law contract or implied contract, and is not a true contract in the legal sense of the word. A court order can issue the necessity for a quasi-contract in order to prevent a party from deriving gains that may ultimately be to the detriment of...

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What Is the Statute of Frauds?

Contract law stipulates that some agreements must be formalized and recorded in writing. This requirement is referred to as the statute of frauds. This statute exists since it is difficult to uphold certain kinds of oral contracts in a court of law. The statute of frauds determines under what...

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What Is a Contract Termination?

A contract is a binding agreement between 2 parties that involves some sort of exchange or transaction. When the involved parties have fulfilled all their obligations or have no more desire to fulfill such terms and conditions, a contract termination is arranged. This is usually done when a contract...

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What Is a Contract Price?

There are many contracts that exist in business transactions; one of these is a contract price that determines the price at which a seller sells his or her goods and a buyer buys the seller’s goods. Both buyer and seller in a business transaction agree upon the contract price. A formal legal...

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What Is a Verbal Contract?

A contract is a legal agreement that is binding onto the parties who have agreed to an exchange. A verbal contract is one that is written or spoken, as long as it is expressed in words. However, there can be 2 different interpretations of the term verbal contract. One interpretation is that a verbal...

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How Does a Land Contract Work?

A land contract is a legal arrangement to sell a property. A land contract is most common in the United State, though it can also be called a Trust Deed, Contract for Deed, Deeds of Trust, Notes, or privately held Mortgages in some states; they still represent the same contract. Sometimes a land...

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What Is a Joint Contract?

There are instances when it is necessary for an agreement to be formalized and legally recognized. These agreements are referred to as contracts. A contract is a verbal agreement that stipulates certain terms and conditions that have been agreed upon by the parties involved in the agreement. These...

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What Is a Voidable Contract?

In legal terms, a voidable contract refers to a type of contract which can be voided by one of the parties at any given time without repercussions for them.