Law Dictionary

Although the obligations of such a contract are protected by the Federal Constitution from impairment by the state, the contract itself is not property, which, as such, can be tran

The validity and interpretation of contracts are to be governed by the laws of the country where they are made; but the remedy must be according to the laws of the country where th

Contract in labor law is a term the implications of which must be determined from the connection in which it appears. It is enough that this is clearly an agreement between employe

contracts must be understood as made in reference to the possible exercise of the rightful authority of the government, and no obligation of a contract can extend to the defeat of

The constitutional inhibition upon any state law impairing the obligation of contracts is not a limitation upon the power of eminent domain. The obligation of a contract is not imp

The term “contract services” means all services that are reported to the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to OMB Circular A–11 (relating to preparation and submission of bu

Contracts for shipbuilding are held not to be maritime contracts

? If it refers only to contracts that reflect an employer-employee relationship, then §1's exception is irrelevant and a court is free to order arbitration, just as New Prime urges

When they seek, however, to impose price fixing on persons who have not contracted or agreed to the scheme, the situation is vastly different. That is not price fixing by contract

the term “contract stevedoring companies” means those stevedoring companies licensed to do business in the State of Alaska that meet the requirements of section 932 of title 33 ;

The admiralty jurisdiction does not extend to a contract for building a vessel, or to work done or materials furnished in its construction. ... In respect to such contracts it was

A contract to pay a certain number of dollars in gold or silver coins is, therefore, in legal import, nothing else than an agreement to deliver a certain weight of standard gold, t

A contract to pay a certain sum in gold and silver coin is, in substance and legal effect, a contract to deliver a certain weight of gold and silver of a certain fineness, to be as

The term “contract tower” means an air traffic control tower providing air traffic control services pursuant to a contract with the Administration under section 47124.

Contract tower program.—The term "Contract Tower Program" means the level I air traffic control tower contract program established under subsection (a) and continued unde

For purposes of this clause, the term “contractual counterparty” means an entity with which the taxpayer has entered into a contract, agreement, or other arrangement.

The term “contractual interests” means the right to receive natural gas under contract as affected by an applicable curtailment plan filed with the Commission or the appropriate St

His cause of action was not purely statutory. It did not arise upon the constitutional rule of law, but upon the contractual liability created in pursuance of the rule. Although th

The obligation which arises from a contract or agreement. In the Roman law the expression was a familiar one, and, taking the result of the discussions of the subject by writers on

The exercise of a contractual right of a stockbroker, financial institution, financial participant, or securities clearing agency to cause the liquidation, termination, or accelera

A contract.

In Roman law, those contracts (e. g., emptio venditio) which admitted of equitable defenses and other equitable consideration. They were opposed to contracts stricti juris (e. g.,

In Roman law. Co.ntracts of good faith. Those contracts which, when brought into litigation, were not determined by the rules of the strict law alone, but allowed the judge to exam

In Roman law. Those contracts (e. g., venditio) which were actionable either in virtue of the old common law, or by virtue of any particular statute. They were opposed to the contr

A contract is, as it were, an act for an act.

VEL contra bonos mores nullus est. A contract founded on a base and unlawful consideration, or against good morals, is null. Hob. 167; Dig. 2, 14. 27. 4. CONTRACTUS LEGEM EX CONVEN

A contract with a base consideration or against good morals is void.

Contracts take their law from the agreement.

Contract Voucher Defined.—In this section, the term "contract voucher" means a voucher or invoice for the payment to a contractor for services or deliverable items provid

Under ordinary conditions, a valid agreement can be made for purchase and sale without the fixing of a specific price. In such a case a reasonable price is presumed to have been in

Contract Working Dog.—In this section, the term "contract working dog" means a dog— (1) that performs a service for the Department of Defense pursuant to a contract; and

The term “contract year” means any taxable year for which income is taken into account under the contract. / The term “contract year” means the 12-month period beginning with the 1

I. In old English lau\ To oppose tradict

In practice. To prove a fact contrary to what has been asserted by a witness.

Express, patent, inconsistency between parts of a clause or of an instrument.

A plirase of which the parts are expressly inconsistent, as, ¢. g., “an innocent murder;” “a fee-simple for life.”

In Spanish law. Counter letter. An instrument, usually executed in secret, for the purpose of showing that an act of sale, or some other public instrument, has a different purpose

conterfacere, 1. 1. In old English or imitate; to devise, v. Oontrofacere.

Counterfeiting.

Counterfeiting; as contrafactio sigilli regis, counterfeiting the king's seal. Cowell.

In old English law. A writ that issued where lands given in perpetual alms to lay houses of religion, or to an abbot and convent, or to the warden or master of an hospital and his

In old English law. A writ that issued where lands given in perpetual alms to lay houses of religion, or to an abbot and convent, or to the warden or master of an hospital and his

Against the form of the grant. See "Formedon."

A writ that lay for the heir of a tenant, enfeoffed of certain lands or tenements, by charter of feoffment from a lord to make certain services and suits to his court, who was afte

In old English law. A writ that lay for the heir of a tenant, enfeoffed of certain lands or tenements, by charter of feoffment from a lord to make certain services and suits to his

In criminal pleading. (Contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided.) The usual conclusion of every indictment, etc., brought for an offense created by statut

Against the form of the statute in such case lately made and provided.

A writ by which a donor of lands to be held by religious service could recover it after Wrongful alienation.

Lat. [from con, together, and trahere, to draw.] To contract, to draw together; to engage or assume a liability to or with another. Qui cum alio contrahit vel est vel debet esse no

In French law. The civil process of arrest of the person, which is imposed upon vendors falsely representing their property to be unincumbered, or upon persons mortgaging property

Against the laws of war.

Against common right or law; contrary to the rule of the common law. Bracton, fol. 48b. CONTRA LEGEM FACIT QUI ID FACIT quod lex prohibet; in fraudem vero qui, salvia verbis legiis

Against; in opposition to; to the contrary effect; contraiy. Standing alone (1) denotes opposition ot counsel to matters urged in argument, as " A. B., contra; " (2) indicates case

He acts contrary to law who does what the law prohibits; but he acts in fraud of it who, the letter of the law being inviolate, cheats the spirit of it.

Against the law of the land.

Against the Jaw of the Jand. Contra negantem principia non est disputandum, There is no disputing against one who denies first principles. Co. Litt. 345, Contra non valentem agere

Against the law of the land. Mag. Ch. Johan. c. 65. CONTRA NEGANTEM PRINCIPIA NON est disputandum. There is no disputing against one who denies principles. Co. Litt. 43; Grounds &

'. To contract to draw together; to liability to or with another, v. Furiosus nultum, Contrahitur obligatio: obligation is conti-acted.

In old English law. Counter obligation. Literally, counter binding. Est enim obligatio quasi contraligatio. Fleta, lib. 2, c. 56, § 1.

In old English law. Counter-obligation. Literally, counter-binding. Est enim obligatio quasi contraligatio. Fleta, llb. 2, c. 56, § 1.

Z. I In old English law. To countermand.

A countermanding. Contramandatio placiti, in old English law, was the respiting of a defendant, or giving him further time to answer, by countermanding the day fixed for him to ple

Extending the time to plead.

A lawful excuse, which a defendant in a suit by attorney alleges for himself to show that the plaintiff has no cause of complaint. Blount.

It is useless to dispute with one who denies principles.

No prescription runs against one who is unable to act.

Against all people; formal words in old covenants of warranty. Fleta, lib. 3, c. 14, § 11. CONTRA PACEM (Lat. against the peace). In pleading. An allegation in an action of trespas

Against the peace.

Against the peace of our lord the king.

In old English law. A counter plea. Towns. PI. 61.

In old English law. A plea or answer. Blount. A counter position.

The phraseology of contracts of insurance is that chosen by the insurer and the contract in fixed form is tendered to the prospective policyholder who is often without technical tr

This word was used in the time of Edw. II. to signify those who were opposed to the government, but were neither rebels nor traitors. Jacob. CONTRARIORUM CONTRARIA EST RAtlo. The r

The reason for contrary things is contrary.

I. Contro Eer. An auditor; a keeper of accounts.

1. 1 In old English law. A counter roll.

(French) A controller.

An officer of the exchequer that writeth out summons twice every year, to the sheriffs, to levy the rents and debts of the pipe. Blount.

An officer of the exchequer that writeth out summons twice every year to the sheriffs to levy the farms (rents) and debts of the pipe. Blount. • CONTRAT. In French law. Contracts.

Lat. Inold English law. A counter roll. Towns, PI 61.

The phrase 'contrary to law' as used in the later act is unqualified and taken in its natural meaning signifies 'contrary to any law

it is only where enforcement conflicts with dominant public interests that one who has had the benefit of performance by the other party to a contract will be permitted to avoid hi

The term "contrast agent" means an article that is intended for use in conjunction with a medical imaging device, and— (i) is a diagnostic radiopharmaceutical, as defined

(French) A contract.

In civil law. Against the will (testament). Dig. 37. 4.

In old English law, A counter tally. A term used in the exchequer. Mem. in Scacc. M. 26 Edw. I.

To hold against; to withhold. Whishaw.

In old English law. Against gage and pledge. Bracton, fol. 15b; Fleta, lib. 1, c 42, § 2. CONTRA VERITATEM LEX NUNQUAM aliquid permittit. The law never suffers anything contrary to

To oppose; to conflict. Contravening equity: a right which militates with another is sometimes so called.

A right or equity, in another person, which is inconsistent with and opposed to the equity sought to be ehforced or recognized.

I In old English law. To contravene; to go against; to violate.

In French law. An act which violates the law, a treaty, or an agreement which the party has made. That infraction of the law punished by a fine which does not exceed fifteen francs

The law never allows anything contrary to the truth.

To take.

In civil law. The removal of a thing from its place, amounting to a theft. The offense is purged by a restoration of the thing taken. Bowyer, Comm. 268. CONTRECTATIO REI ALIENAE AN

The taking of the goods of another with intent to steal is larceny.

animo furandi, est furtum, I. The touching another's property with intent to steal is theft.

In French law. The offense of those who print or cause to be printed, without lawful authority, a book of which the author or his assigns have a copyright. Merlin, Repert.

(French) An infraction of a copyright.

Fr. To imitate; to counterfeit. Kelham,