contract law

English - Turkish

Definition of contract law in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

contract governed by private law

(Avrupa Birliği) özel hukuk sözleşmesi

contract governed by public law

(Avrupa Birliği) kamu hukuku sözleşmesi

English - English

Definition of contract law in English English dictionary

The portion of civil law that interprets written agreements between parties and resolves disputes between them

That body of law which regulates the enforcement of contracts Contract law has its origins thousands of years as the early civilizations began to trade with each other, a legal system was created to support and to facilitate that trade The English and French developed similar contract law systems, both referring extensively to old Roman contract law principles such as consensus ad idem or caveat emptor There are some minor differences on points of detail such as the English law requirement that every contract contain consideration More and more states are changing their laws to eliminate consideration as a prerequisite to a valid contract thus contributing to the uniformity of law Contract law is the basis of all commercial dealings from buying a bus ticket to trading on the stock market

the body of law relating to contracts

that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts

Rules that make agreements binding and therefore facilitate planning and the enforcement of expectations

That body of law that regulates the enforcement of contracts Contract law has its origins thousands of years as the early civilisations began to trade with each other, a legal system was created to support and to facilitate that trade The English and French developed similar contract law systems, both referring extensively to old Roman contract law principles such as consensus ad idem or caveat emptor There are some minor differences on points of detail such as the English law requirement that every contract contain consideration More and more states are changing their laws to eliminate consideration as a prerequisite to a valid contract thus contributing to the uniformity of law Contract law is the basis of all commercial dealings from buying a bus ticket to trading on the stock market International contracts are often subject to the UNIDROIT rules

(p 122) Set of laws that specify what constitutes a legally enforceable agreement

The part of civil law that interprets written contracts between parties and resolves any disagreements

Hyphenation

con·tract law

Turkish pronunciation

kınträkt lô

Pronunciation

/kənˈtrakt ˈlô/ /kənˈtrækt ˈlɔː/

Etymology

[ 'kän-"trakt ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw.