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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.