A | B |
Acceptance | unqualified willingness to along with offer |
Aliens | people who are living in this country but owe allegiance to another |
Benefit | something 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 | changing terms of initial offer |
Detriment | any loss suffered |
Duress | overcoming a person’s will by force |
Economic Duress | threats to a person’s business |
Forbearance | not doing something that 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 enforceable 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 |