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Bus Law 2.01
Elements of a contract, characteristics of a contract.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acceptance | |
| Benefits | |
| Bilateral Acceptance | A contract is accepted on a promise but that does not necessarily mean it is carried out upon. |
| Capacity | |
| Consideration | |
| Counteroffer | A proposed change in the offered agreement (Termination). |
| Death | Death of the offeror or offeree (Termination). |
| Economic Duress | |
| Emancipation | |
| Express | |
| Firm Offer | A statement that says how long an offer will be open. |
| Forbearance | |
| Fradulent Misrerepsenattion | |
| Genuine Agreement (Assent) | A valid offer was offered and a valid acceptance was offered. |
| Ilusory Promises | |
| Implied | |
| Insanity | Offeror or offeree is declared insane (Termination). |
| Legality | |
| Mentally Incapacitated | |
| Mirror Image Rule | Terms of acceptance must match what the offer says the terms of acceptance are. |
| Mutual Mistake (Bilateral Mistake) | |
| Nominal Consideration | |
| Offer | Proposal from one party to another to make a legally binding agreement (Must have serious intent, must be definite and certain, and must be communicated to the offeree). |
| Offeree | Person that receives the offer. |
| Offeror | Person that makes the offer. |
| Option | Offeree gives the offeror collateral as to keep the offer open for a period of time. |
| Oral | |
| Past Performance | |
| Price Fixing | |
| Rejection | Refusal to partake in the proposed agreement by the offeree (Termination). |
| Restrictive Covenant | |
| Revocation | Taking back an agreement by the offeror (Termination). |
| Statute of Frauds | |
| Unconscionable | |
| Undue Influence | |
| Unenforceable contract | |
| Unilateral Acceptance | A contract is accepted once actions are performed in its terms. |
| Unilateral Mistake | |
| Usury | |
| Valid contract | |
| Void contract | |
| Voidable contract | |
| Written | |
| Duress | Overcoming a person's free will by using threats or force. |