preexisting duty rule

preexisting duty rule
pre·exist·ing duty rule n: a common-law rule of contracts: a party's offer of a performance already required under an existing contract is insufficient consideration for modification of the contract
◇ This rule is not applicable to sales contracts in jurisdictions that have enacted the Uniform Commercial Code. It is also not applicable where there has been a rescission of the contract followed by a new contract.

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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