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Bus Law 2.01
Elements of a contract, characteristics of a contract.
Term | Definition |
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Acceptance | |
Benefits | |
Bilateral Acceptance | A contract is accepted on a promise but that does not necessarily mean it is carried out upon. |
Capacity | |
Consideration | |
Counteroffer | A proposed change in the offered agreement (Termination). |
Death | Death of the offeror or offeree (Termination). |
Economic Duress | |
Emancipation | |
Express | |
Firm Offer | A statement that says how long an offer will be open. |
Forbearance | |
Fradulent Misrerepsenattion | |
Genuine Agreement (Assent) | A valid offer was offered and a valid acceptance was offered. |
Ilusory Promises | |
Implied | |
Insanity | Offeror or offeree is declared insane (Termination). |
Legality | |
Mentally Incapacitated | |
Mirror Image Rule | Terms of acceptance must match what the offer says the terms of acceptance are. |
Mutual Mistake (Bilateral Mistake) | |
Nominal Consideration | |
Offer | Proposal from one party to another to make a legally binding agreement (Must have serious intent, must be definite and certain, and must be communicated to the offeree). |
Offeree | Person that receives the offer. |
Offeror | Person that makes the offer. |
Option | Offeree gives the offeror collateral as to keep the offer open for a period of time. |
Oral | |
Past Performance | |
Price Fixing | |
Rejection | Refusal to partake in the proposed agreement by the offeree (Termination). |
Restrictive Covenant | |
Revocation | Taking back an agreement by the offeror (Termination). |
Statute of Frauds | |
Unconscionable | |
Undue Influence | |
Unenforceable contract | |
Unilateral Acceptance | A contract is accepted once actions are performed in its terms. |
Unilateral Mistake | |
Usury | |
Valid contract | |
Void contract | |
Voidable contract | |
Written | |
Duress | Overcoming a person's free will by using threats or force. |