literal contract

literal contract
(Roman law.) A contract which was wholly in writing, and which was binding on him who signed it, although without consideration.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • contract — An agreement between two or more persons which creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing. As defined in Restatement, Second, Contracts No. 3: A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a… …   Black's law dictionary

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