| A | B |
|---|
| breach of contract | a wrongful failure to perform one or more promises of a contract |
| perjury | making false statements under oath in court |
| statute of frauds | state law requiring that certain contracts be evidenced by a writing |
| memorandum | written evidence of an agreement |
| goods | consist of movable items, including specially manufactured items such as furniture and automobiles |
| real property | land and anything permanently attached to it |
| parol evidence rule | states that the evidence of oral statements made before signing a written agreement cannot be presented in court to change or add to the terms of that written agreement |
| best evidence rule | a court would look with disfavor at photocopies or carbon copies of the written agreement, preferring instead to see the original agreement. |
| duplicate originals | when a contract is reduced to writing, each party receives an original version of the contract. These originals are referred to as this. |
| Executory contract | contracts that are not yet fulfilled |
