Chapter 12 Flashcards

1
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A legally binding agreement that defines and governs the rights and duties between or among its parties

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Contract

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Involves the exchange of goods, services, money or a promise of any of those

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Contract

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3
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A meeting of minds between 2 persons. A promise or set of promises which the law recognizes as a duty

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Contract

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4
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Refers to an agreement among parties involved and is required to be in writing by some special laws

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Formal contract

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5
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Ex of formal contract

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Marriage contract
Mortgages
Deed of sale or work contract

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6
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Is concluded as the result of a written document or correspondence where the law does not require the sane to be in writing, or as the result of oral and spoken discussion between parties

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Informal contract

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7
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The conditions and terms of the contract are given orally or in writing by the parties concerned

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Express contract

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8
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Is concluded as a result of acts of conduct of the parties to which the law ascribes an objective intention to enter in yo a contract

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Implied contract

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9
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One that is inexistent from the very beginning and therefore may not be enforced

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Void contract

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10
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One that is expressly prohibited by law

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Illegal contract

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11
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It means actual or threat of violence or imprisonment in order to obtain consent

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Duress

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12
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Failure to perform an agreement whether expressed or implied, w/out cause

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Breach of contract

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