legal contracts
Enforceable written promises
Legal contracts are binding agreements enforceable by law.
The phrase is somewhat redundant—contracts are by definition legal instruments—but emphasizes the formal, enforceable nature of an agreement as opposed to casual promises or handshake deals.
Make sure you read the legal contracts before signing anything.
The term often appears in contexts distinguishing written agreements from informal understandings.
- breachBreaking of agreement
- novationContract party substitution
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- capacityMaximum amount containable
good faith · binding agreement · sign on the dotted line · boilerplate language · unconscionability · duress · statute of frauds · rescission · meeting of the minds · privity · undue influence · offer · punitive damages · enforceability · lease agreement · non-disclosure agreement · escape clause · deed
- legal systemsconstitutional law, judiciary, criminal code, court system, penal code
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- twentiestwenties, young adult, early adulthood, emerging adulthood, college grad
- legal documentsaffidavit, deed, will, subpoena, injunction
- direct culturesdirect speech, bluntness, straightforwardness, literal meaning, clear instructions
- ancient tabletsclay tablets, cuneiform tablets, cuneiform, royal inscriptions, law codes
legal contractshandshake deals
Informal contracts without paperwork
honor system · gentleman's agreements · gentlemen's agreements · oral agreements · moral obligations