front 1 H. contract | back 1 Agreement to do or not to do a certain thing |
front 2 S. unilateral contract | back 2 Contract in which the offeror bargains for the performance of an act
as the |
front 3 B. bilateral contract | back 3 Contract in which the promises mutually exchanged by each party
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front 4 D. competence | back 4 Element of all valid contracts that requires the parties to be over
18, of |
front 5 N. minor | back 5 Person under the age of 18 |
front 6 P. offer | back 6 Proposal indicating a present intent by the person making the
proposal to |
front 7 K. lapse of time | back 7 Way an offer is deemed to be terminated because the offeree failed to
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front 8 A. acceptance | back 8 Manifestation on the part of the offeree to agree to the terms of an
offer |
front 9 I. counteroffer | back 9 Response to an offer that changes some term of the offer |
front 10 M. mailbox rule | back 10 Exception to the rule that an offer must be communicated to an
offeree, |
front 11 G. consideration | back 11 Any benefit conferred upon the promisor in a contract that will
support |
front 12 T. valid contract | back 12 Contract with all required elements and is therefore binding and |
front 13 Q. parol evidence | back 13 Oral statements made during the negotiation of a contract that are
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front 14 F. condition subsequent | back 14 Event, which if it occurs, excuses one party from further obligations
to |
front 15 E. condition precedent | back 15 Something that must happen before one party to a contract is
obligated to |
front 16 L. liquidated damages | back 16 Term in a contract by which the parties agree that if one party
breaches |
front 17 O. mutual rescission | back 17 All parties to a contract agree to cancel the agreement and put
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front 18 C. breach | back 18 Failure by one party to comply with his or her obligations under a |
front 19 R. statute of limitations | back 19 Time limit for someone to file a lawsuit or be forever barred from
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front 20 J. laches | back 20 Flexible time limit within which someone must seek an equitable
remedy |