A | B |
Acceptance | Unqualified willingness to go along with offer |
Aliens | People who are living in this country but owe allegiance to another |
Benefit | Something that a party was not previously entitled to |
Bilateral Mistake | Mistake by two parties |
Capacity | Legal ability to enter into a contract |
Consideration | Exchange of things of value |
Counteroffer | Exchanging terms of initial offer |
Detriment | Any loss suffered |
Duress | Overcoming a person's will by force |
Economic Duress | Threats to another person's business |
Forbearance | Not doing something you have a legal right to do |
Fraud | Deliberate deception to secure an unfair gain |
Genuine Agreement | Valid offer met by valid acceptance |
Gratuitous | Free agreements |
Interest | Fee owed to borrower |
Legality | Contract must not violate statutes |
License | Legal document giving permission to do something |
Minor | Not reached legal age of capacity |
Mirror Image Rule | Acceptance must not change terms of offer |
Misrepresentation | Untrue statement of facts |
Necessaries | Necessities |
Offer | Proposal of one party to another |
Promissory Estoppel | A promise envorceable without consideration |
Ratify | Approve |
Rejection | Refusal of offer |
Rescind | Cancel |
Restrictive Covenant | A promise not to compete |
Revocation | Taking back offer |
Unconscionable | Great inequality |
Undue Influence | Unfair persuasive pressure on another person |
Unilateral Mistake | Error by one of the parties |
Usury | Charging more than maximum legal interest rate |