aleatory contract

aleatory contract
aleatory contract see contract

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

aleatory contract
n.
A contract whose performance depends on some random event, such as an insurance contract.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


aleatory contract
a betting contract.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


aleatory contract
A mutual agreement between two parties in which the performance of the contractual obligations of one or both parties depends upon a fortuitous event.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


aleatory contract
A mutual agreement between two parties in which the performance of the contractual obligations of one or both parties depends upon a fortuitous event.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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