Nude pact
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A naked promise; a promise without consideration. See 42 N. Y. 493, 1 Am. Rep. 576.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A translation of the Latin "nudum pactum," a bare or naked pact, that is, a promise or agreement made without any consideration on the other side, which is therefore not enforceable.
Defined under Pact in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A contract without a consideration, v. Nudum pactum.