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Unilateral contract. When the party to whom an engagement is made makes no express agreement on his part the contract is called unilateral, even in cases where the civil law attached certain obliga-tions to his acceptance. A loan of money and a loan for use were of this kind, Civ. Law.A promise without consideration is of this nature if by deed it is prima facie enforceable. See CONSIDERATION....
unilateral
unilateral 1 : done or undertaken by one party [a mistake as to the terms] 2 : of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject 3 : containing a promise to perform made by only one party esp. because the other has already performed (as by paying an amount) [an option contract is ] uni·lat·er·al·ly adv ...
unilateral contract
unilateral contract see contract ...
unilateral mistake
unilateral mistake see mistake ...
Unilateral
Unilateral, one-sided.An organisation formed to negotiate with employers, on behalf of workers collectively, about job-related issues such as salary, benefits, hours and working conditions, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1532....
contract
contract [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com- with, together + trahere to draw] 1 : an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain, breach, cause, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract Uniform Commercial Code in the Important Laws section NOTE: Contracts must be made by parties with the necessary capacity (as age or mental soundness) and must have a lawful, not criminal, object. Except in Louisiana, a valid contract also requires consideration, mutuality of obligations, and a meeting of the minds. In Louisiana, a valid contract requires the consent of the parties and a cause for the contract in addition to c...
empower
empower : to give official authority or legal power to [no branch of government should be ed unilaterally to impose a serious penalty "L. H. Tribe"] ...
mistake
mistake 1 : an unintentional error esp. in legal procedure or form that does not indicate bad faith and that commonly warrants excuse or relief by the court [the court's power to revise a judgment because of fraud, , or irregularity] [a clerical ] 2 : an erroneous belief: as a : a state of mind that is not in accordance with the facts existing at the time a contract is made and that may be a ground for the rescission or reformation of the contract b : a misconception at the time of an offense alleged by a defendant mistake of fact 1 : a mistake regarding a fact or facts esp. that significantly affects the performance of a contract 2 : a criminal defense that attempts to eliminate culpability on the ground that the defendant operated from an unintentional misunderstanding of fact rather than from a criminal purpose mistake of law : a mistake involving the misunderstanding or incorrect application of law in regard to an act, contract, transaction, determination, or state of aff...
offeree
offeree : one to whom an offer is made [a unilateral contract consists of a promise on the part of the offeror and performance of the requisite terms by the "Kloss v. Honeywell, Inc., 890 P.2d 480 (1995)"] ...
rescind
rescind [Latin rescindere to cut loose, annul, from re- away, back + scindere to cut, split] vt 1 : to take back and make void [ed its suspension of his license] 2 : to abrogate (a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement, judicial decree, or unilateral declaration because of fraud, mistake, duress, misrepresentation, illegality, a breach, or another sufficient ground with both parties restored to their positions before the contract was made [denied that the other party had the right to the contract] compare cancel, terminate 3 : to make void by the same or by a superior authority [ a regulation] vi : to rescind something (as a contract) re·scind·able [-sin-də-bəl] adj ...
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