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implied contract

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

Definitions from Case Law

From 344 U.S. 25 - Nathanson v. National Labor Relations Board · 1952Most cited · 976 citing opinions

A liability based on quasi-contract is one on an 'implied' contract within the meaning of § 63, sub. a(4) of the Bankruptcy Act. It is an indebtedness arising out of an obligation imposed by statute—an incident fixed by law to the employer-employee relationship.

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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

See "Contract."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Such a contract as the law has presumed a man to have promised to perform. See 12 Wheat. (U. S.) 213, 6 L. Ed. fi06.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914