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Suspensive Condition

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

One which prevents a contract from going into operation until it has been fulfilled; as, if I shall arrive from Havre, the contract is suspended until the arrival of the ship. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 731.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Same as Condition precedent.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

One which prevents a contract from going into operation until it has been fulfilled.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910