contract clause

contract clause
contract clause n often cap both Cs: the clause in Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits states from passing any laws that render contracts invalid or impair the obligations under them

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

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