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Bus Law 2.01
Understanding elements and characteristics of a contract
Term | Definition |
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Acceptance | |
Benefits | |
Bilateral | |
Capacity | |
Consideration | |
Counteroffer | any change in the terms of the offer |
Death | offeror dies |
Detriments | |
Duress | |
Economic Duress | |
Emancipation | |
Express | |
Firm Offer | a written offer for goods that states the period of time during which the offer will stay open |
Forbearance | |
Fraudulent Misrepresentation | |
Genuine Agreement | |
Illusory Promises | |
Implied | |
Insanity | offeror is declared insane |
Legality | |
Mentally Incapacitated | |
Mirror Image Rule | Terms of the acceptance must match exactly (mirror) the terms of the offer |
Mutual Mistake | |
Nominal Consideration | |
Offer | a proposal by one party to another with intent to create a legal binding agreement |
Offeree | offer made to this person |
Offeror | makes the offer |
Option | the offeree gives the offeror something of value in return for a promise to keep the offer open for a set period of time |
Oral | |
Past performance | |
Price Fixing | |
Rejection | refusal by the offeree |
Restrictive Covenant | |
Revocation | taking back of an offer by offeror |
Statute of Frauds | |
Unconscionable | |
Undue Influence | |
Unenforceable Contract | |
Unilateral | |
Unilateral Mistake | |
Usury | |
Valid Contract | |
Void Contract | |
Voidable Contract | |
Written |