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Unit 2 - Contracts
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Contract | agreement enforceable by law |
| offer | a proposal by one party to another intended to create a legally binding agreement |
| acceptance | the second party’s unqualified willingness to go along with the first party’s proposal |
| genuine agreement | when a valid offer is met by a valid acceptance |
| capacity | the legal ability to enter a contract |
| consideration | the exchange of things of value |
| legality | people cannot enter into contracts to commit illegal acts |
| voidable contract | when a party to a contract is able to void or cancel a contract for some legal reason |
| unenforceable contract | one the court will not uphold, because of some rule of law |
| express contract | stated in words and may be either oral or written |
| implied contract | comes about from the actions of the parties |
| bilateral contract | two sided, contains two promises |
| unilateral contract | contains a promise by only one person |
| mirror image rule | the acceptance must not change the terms of the original offer in any way |
| counter offer | any change in the terms of the offer means the offeree has not really accepted the offer |
| revocation | the taking back of an offer by the offeror |
| rejection | refusal of an offer |
| fraud | deliberate deception intended to secure an unfair or unlawful gain |
| rescind | cancelling a contract |
| misrepresentation | untrue statements of facts |
| duress | overcoming a person’s will by use of force or by threat of force or by body harm |
| undue influence | occurs when a person uses unfair and improper persuasive pressure to force another person to enter into an agreement |