Characteristics of Contracts

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Characteristics of Contracts
  1. Acceptance

    Annotations:

    • the offeree goes along with the
    1. Benefits

      Annotations:

      • an advantage or profit gained from something
      1. Bilateral

        Annotations:

        • two people are involved and they agree (two promises)
        1. Capacity

          Annotations:

          • capable of entering a contract
          1. Consideration

            Annotations:

            • everyone agrees
            1. Counteroffer

              Annotations:

              • any changes
              1. Forbearance

                Annotations:

                • doing something that you are not suppose to do
              2. Death

                Annotations:

                • dead someone dead
                1. Detriments

                  Annotations:

                  • anything given up
                  1. Duress

                    Annotations:

                    • being put under fear by use of force
                    1. Economic Duress

                      Annotations:

                      • threats to a persons income
                      1. Emancipation

                        Annotations:

                        • serving a parent-child relationship
                        1. Express

                          Annotations:

                          • contract statement that is written
                          1. Firm Offer

                            Annotations:

                            • an offer that has when it will be descussed
                            1. Fraudulent Misrepresentation

                              Annotations:

                              • party to a contract that makes an untrue statement
                              1. Genuine Agreement

                                Annotations:

                                • a valid offeror and acceptance has been exercised by the offeree
                                1. Illusory Promises

                                  Annotations:

                                  • clause that allows a party from legal obligation
                                  1. Implied

                                    Annotations:

                                    • contract comes from a party
                                    1. Insanity

                                      Annotations:

                                      • offeror in insane      lol
                                      1. Legality

                                        Annotations:

                                        • Illegal contracts
                                        1. Mentally Incapacitated

                                          Annotations:

                                          • doesn't know the consequnces
                                          1. Mirror Image Rule

                                            Annotations:

                                            • terms or acceptance match exactly to terms of offer
                                            1. Mutual Mistake

                                              Annotations:

                                              • mistaken by an important fact
                                              1. Nominal Consideration

                                                Annotations:

                                                • a contract where no one wants to put an amount on it 
                                                1. Offer

                                                  Annotations:

                                                  • a legal agreement to a party
                                                  1. Offeree

                                                    Annotations:

                                                    • offer made to this person
                                                    1. Offeror

                                                      Annotations:

                                                      • person who makes the offer
                                                      1. option

                                                        Annotations:

                                                        • trading something to keep a promise kept
                                                        1. Oral

                                                          Annotations:

                                                          • created by two or more people speaking to each other
                                                          1. Past Performance

                                                            Annotations:

                                                            • a performance thats already been performed and is not a consideration to the contract
                                                            1. Price Fixing

                                                              Annotations:

                                                              • selling products
                                                              1. Rejection

                                                                Annotations:

                                                                • refused by the offeree     lol
                                                                1. Restrictive Covenant

                                                                  Annotations:

                                                                  • an agreement not to complete in a period of time
                                                                  1. Revocation

                                                                    Annotations:

                                                                    • taking back an offer
                                                                    1. Statue of Frauds

                                                                      Annotations:

                                                                      • contracts that are enforceable
                                                                      1. Unconscionable

                                                                        Annotations:

                                                                        • something bad thatll shock the court
                                                                        1. Written

                                                                          Annotations:

                                                                          • contact terms are written
                                                                          1. Usury

                                                                            Annotations:

                                                                            • charging to high
                                                                            1. undue Influence

                                                                              Annotations:

                                                                              • unfair pressure
                                                                              1. Unilateral

                                                                                Annotations:

                                                                                • a promise between two people
                                                                                1. Unenforceable Contract

                                                                                  Annotations:

                                                                                  • contract that court will not uphold
                                                                                  1. Unilateral Mistake

                                                                                    Annotations:

                                                                                    • an error that one person did
                                                                                    1. Valid Contract

                                                                                      Annotations:

                                                                                      • includes all elements
                                                                                      1. Void Contract

                                                                                        Annotations:

                                                                                        • without legal effect
                                                                                        1. Voildable Contract

                                                                                          Annotations:

                                                                                          • one or more parties can get out of the contract
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