formal contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. formal contract … Law dictionary
formal contract — ➔ contract1 * * * formal contract UK US noun [C] LAW ► an agreement in writing … Financial and business terms
formal contract — A written contract or agreement as contrasted with an oral or informal contract or agreement. Historically, a formal contract was under seal; though this is generally no longer required. See also contract … Black's law dictionary
formal contract — A written contract or agreement as contrasted with an oral or informal contract or agreement. Historically, a formal contract was under seal; though this is generally no longer required. See also contract … Black's law dictionary
formal contract — noun 1. : a contract under seal or by statute having that effect : specialty contract 2. : recognizance 3. : a negotiable instrument … Useful english dictionary
formal contract — A written contract duly executed, also under seal where a seal is required by law … Ballentine's law dictionary
contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [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… … Law dictionary
Contract — • The canonical and moralist doctrine on this subject is a development of that contained in the Roman civil law. In civil law, a contract is defined as the union of several persons in a coincident expression of will by which their legal relations … Catholic encyclopedia
formal — [fôr′məl] adj. [ME < L formalis < forma, FORM] 1. of external form or structure, rather than nature or content 2. of the internal form; relating to the intrinsic or essential character or nature 3. of or according to prescribed or fixed… … English World dictionary
contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of… … Financial and business terms
