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Open contract, a complete contract of which the meaning admits the implications of law without special conditions, or except so far as such conditions may modify these implications, as a contract to sell land without mentioning the day for completion of the purchase, or without stipulations as to title or otherwise. See Vendor and Purchaser Act, 1874, ss. 1, 2; Conveyancing Act, 1881, s. 3, reproduced with amendments by ss. 44 and 45, Law of Property Act, 1925. See CONTRACT FOR SALE OF LAND.