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contract — I n. 1) to conclude, sign; negotiate; ratify a contract 2) to carry out, execute a contract 3) to draw up, write a contract 4) to assign (after bidding), let; award a contract 5) to abrogate, cancel, repudiate a contract 6) to breach, break,… … Combinatory dictionary
contract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, permanent ▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE) ▪ casual (BrE), fixed term (BrE), short term … Collocations dictionary
violate — verb ADVERB ▪ blatantly, flagrantly ▪ They have flagrantly violated the treaty. ▪ clearly ▪ Some companies have clearly violated the rules. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
violate — [[t]va͟ɪ͟əleɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ violates, violating, violated 1) VERB If someone violates an agreement, law, or promise, they break it. [FORMAL] [V n] They went to prison because they violated the law... [V n] They violated the ceasefire agreement. Syn … English dictionary
Design by contract — (DbC) or Programming by Contract is an approach to designing computer software. It prescribes that software designers should define formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications for software components, which extend the ordinary… … Wikipedia
Social contract — This article is about the political and philosophical concept. For Rousseau s 1762 treatise on the concept, see The Social Contract. For other uses, see Social Contract (disambiguation). The social contract is an intellectual device intended to… … Wikipedia
freedom of contract — A basic right reserved to the people by the Constitution (Art. I, No. 10) that a state cannot violate even under sanction of direct legislative act. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Holmes, D.C.Mont., 32 F.Supp. 964, 987. See also impairing… … Black's law dictionary
freedom of contract — A basic right reserved to the people by the Constitution (Art. I, No. 10) that a state cannot violate even under sanction of direct legislative act. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Holmes, D.C.Mont., 32 F.Supp. 964, 987. See also impairing… … Black's law dictionary
infringe — in·fringe /in frinj/ vb in·fringed, in·fring·ing [Medieval Latin infringere, from Latin, to break, crush, from in in + frangere to break] vt: to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another the right of the people to keep and … Law dictionary
Terms Of Employment — The conditions that an employer and employee agree upon for a job. Terms of employment include an employee s job responsibilities, work days, hours, breaks, dress code, vacation and sick days and pay. They also include benefits such as health… … Investment dictionary
