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  • CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 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

  • bound — [baʊnd] adjective LAW be bound if someone is bound by a law, promise, or agreement, they have to do what it says: • He is still bound by his contract with the record label. • The developer is legally bound to abide by the conditions in the… …   Financial and business terms

  • bound — 1 n 1: boundary usu. used in pl. metes and bound s 2: something that limits or restrains within the bound s of the law bound 2 …   Law dictionary

  • Bound — may refer to: *Upper and lower bounds, observed limits of mathematical functions *Terms or bounds, segments of each astrological sign that are said to have different ruling planets *Bound state, in physics *Bounds checking, in computer… …   Wikipedia

  • bound — n *limit, confine, end, term Analogous words: *border, verge, edge bound adj Bound, bond, indentured, articled are comparable when they mean obliged to serve a master or in a clearly defined capacity for a certain number of years by the terms of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • contract — [n] agreement, deal arrangement, bargain, bond, commission, commitment, compact, concordat, convention, covenant, deposition, dicker*, engagement, evidence, guarantee, handshake*, indenture, liability, mise, obligation, pact, paper, pledge,… …   New thesaurus

  • contract of participation — A contract which the employees are required to enter into with the company under a profit sharing scheme by which they agree to be bound by certain conditions. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms.… …   Law dictionary

  • contract labour — normally refers to workers who are hired for a specific task and a finite period. In Third World countries the term sometimes refers to a system whereby workers are hired by an intermediary the labour contractor who supplies them to the employer… …   Dictionary of sociology

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