A contract is defined in law as an agreement between two parties with an offer, acceptance, and consideration.
One party under contract to do service for another party for a specified amount of time.
A contract of natural gas traded at the Chicago Mercantile exchange is a contract to take delivery of a certain amount of natural gas at a specified time. The contract will state the amount, the price and when the natural gas will be delivered.
when the condition specified in the contract are not followed then the contract is said to be breached.
The traded NHL player continues to make the salary specified in his contract, but the players new team now assumes the remainder of his salary, not the whole amount of the contract.
Consideration is the Promise or Performance that flows between the parties to a contract. It is also called legal detriment.
The advantages of consideration in a valid contract
In business
A contract whereby, for specified consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for a loss relating to a particular subject as a result of the occurrence of designated hazards.http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/insurance
No, in order to create a legally binding option contract, consideration is required. Consideration is what each party gives or promises to give in exchange for the other party's promise. It is a key element in forming a contract and provides the basis for a valid agreement.
To begin with, the contract must actually be brought into lawful and legal existence. These begin with mutual, communicated assent to the terms of the purported contract, and an exchange constituting consideration or some kind of legally-acceptable substitute for consideration. A finding of a legal existence of a contract can cause potential liabilities to attach, otherwise the transaction may only amount to an exchange of unenforceable promises.
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