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Mind Map by Chris Scearce, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Chris Scearce
about 9 years ago
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Contract Law
- Acceptence
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- agreement to the offer
- Benefits
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- something that someone gains with a positive effect
- Bilateral
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- two sides
- Capacity
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- Enter a contract legally
- Consideration
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- Exchanging benefits for a agreement
- Counteroffer
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- to answer an offer with another offer
- Death
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- Offeror dies
- Detriments
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- anything given up
- Duress
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- Overcoming a persons free will with threats
- Economic Duress
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- Threats to a persons business or income
- Emancipation
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- severing a parent-child relationship
- Express
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- Contract statement
- Firm Offer
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- a written offer for goods with a timer
- Forbearance
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- Not doing something that you have the right to do
- Fraudulent
Misrepresentation
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- Party deliberately makes a untrue statement
- Genuine Agreement
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- Valid offer a valid acceptence
- Illusory Promises
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- clause that allows a party to escape from legal obligation
- Implied
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- Contract that comes from the actions of a party
- Insanity
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- Offeror is declared insane
- Legality
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- Illegal Contracts
- Mentally Incapacitated
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- Lacking ability to understand the consequences of his actions
- Mirror Image Rule
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- Terms of acceptance must exactly match the terms of the offer
- Bilateral Mistake
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- Both sides messed up
- Nominal Consideration
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- a hidden token amount in the contract
- Offer
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- A proposal from one party to another
- Offeree
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- Person receiving an offer
- Offeror
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- Made the offer
- Oral
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- created by more than one person speaking to each other
- Option
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- gives something to put the offer on hold
- Past Performance
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- An act that has already been performed cannot be consideration in a contract
- Price Fixing
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- Competitors agree on price ranges
- Restrictive Covenant
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- Agreement not to compete in a region for a limited time
- Rejection
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- Offer is declined
- Revocation
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- Taking back an offer
- Statute of Fruads
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- Requires that certain contracts be in writing
- Unconscionable
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- So grossly unfair that it would shock the court conscience
- Unenforceable contract
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- contract the court will not uphold
- Undue Influence
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- Unfair persuasive pressure within a relationship of trust
- Unilateral
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- promise by one person when the other performs a act
- Usury
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- interest rate is too high
- Unilateral Mistake
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- one persons error
- Valid Contract
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- recognized by the court
- Void Contract
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- without legal effect
- Voidable contract
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- one party can get out of contract for legal reason
- Written
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- contract terms are written so both parties know the exact terms
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