Contract Law Key Terms

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Contract Law Key Terms
  1. Acceptance

    Nota:

    • Willingness by the offeree to go along with the offer
    1. Benefits

      Nota:

      • Something you recieve
      1. Bilateral

        Nota:

        • Two promises 
        1. Capacity

          Nota:

          • Legal ability to enter into a contract
          1. Consideration

            Nota:

            • Exchange of benefits and detriments
            1. Counteroffer

              Nota:

              • Change in offer
              1. Death

                Nota:

                • Offeror dies 
                1. Detriments

                  Nota:

                  • Loss suffered
                  1. Duress

                    Nota:

                    • Overcoming a person free will by force
                    1. Economic Duress

                      Nota:

                      • Threats to a person's business or income
                      1. Emancipation

                        Nota:

                        • Severing of the parent- child relatioship
                        1. Express

                          Nota:

                          • Contract written or oral
                          1. Firm offer

                            Nota:

                            • Written offer for goods. States how long offer stay open
                            1. Forberance

                              Nota:

                              • Don't have the right to do something
                              1. Fraudulent Misrepresentation

                                Nota:

                                • Untrue statement of fact
                                1. Genuine Agreement

                                  Nota:

                                  • Valid offer 
                                  1. Illusory Promises

                                    Nota:

                                    • Wording that allow party to escape legal obligation
                                    1. Implied

                                      Nota:

                                      • Contract comes from action of party
                                      1. Insanity

                                        Nota:

                                        • offeror is insane
                                        1. Legality

                                          Nota:

                                          • Illegal Contracts
                                          1. Mentally Incapacitates

                                            Nota:

                                            • Lacking ability to understand consequences 
                                            1. Mirror image Ruke

                                              Nota:

                                              • Terms acceptance match terms of offer
                                              1. Mutual mistake

                                                Nota:

                                                • Both parties mistaken about important fact
                                                1. Nominal Consideration

                                                  Nota:

                                                  • Token amount in a contract where parties do not want to state the amount or cannot state it
                                                  1. Offer

                                                    Nota:

                                                    • Proposal with intent to create a legal binding agreement
                                                    1. Offeree

                                                      Nota:

                                                      • Offer made to this person
                                                      1. Offeror

                                                        Nota:

                                                        • Makes offer
                                                        1. Option

                                                          Nota:

                                                          • Offeree gives offeror something in value in return for a promise to keep offer open
                                                          1. Oral

                                                            Nota:

                                                            • Speaking
                                                            1. Past performance

                                                              Nota:

                                                              • Act already been performed. Not in consideration
                                                              1. Price fixing

                                                                Nota:

                                                                • Competitors agree on certain price
                                                                1. Rejection

                                                                  Nota:

                                                                  • Offeree refuses
                                                                  1. Restrictive covenant

                                                                    Nota:

                                                                    • Agreement can't be in region for a period of time
                                                                    1. Revocation

                                                                      Nota:

                                                                      • Taking back on an offer by offeror
                                                                      1. Statue of Frauds

                                                                        Nota:

                                                                        • Requires that certain contracts be in writing to be enforceable
                                                                        1. Unconacionable

                                                                          Nota:

                                                                          • SO grossly unfair or oppressive
                                                                          1. Undue Influence

                                                                            Nota:

                                                                            • Unfair and improper persuasive pressure within a relationship of trust
                                                                            1. Unenforceable contract

                                                                              Nota:

                                                                              • Contract that court will not uphold
                                                                              1. Unilateral

                                                                                Nota:

                                                                                • Contains a promise by only one person
                                                                                1. Unilateral Mistake

                                                                                  Nota:

                                                                                  • Error on the part of one of the parties
                                                                                  1. Usury

                                                                                    Nota:

                                                                                    • Charging too high of an interest rate
                                                                                    1. Valid contract

                                                                                      Nota:

                                                                                      • Includes all elements recognized by the courts
                                                                                      1. Void Contract

                                                                                        Nota:

                                                                                        • Without legal effect
                                                                                        1. Voidable contact

                                                                                          Nota:

                                                                                          • One or more parties can get out of contract for some legal reason
                                                                                          1. Written

                                                                                            Nota:

                                                                                            • Contract terms are written so that both parties know the exact terms
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