Vocab Words Flashcards
invoke
to appeal to
revocation
the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise
detriment
what you are giving up (money, rights, property, time) for what it wants under the contract
Accord and satisfaction
a contract law concept about the purchase of the release from a debt obligation. it is one of the methods by which parties to a contract may terminate their agreement
Consideration
A person must promise to do something new or something not already obligated to do.
benefit which must be bargained for between parties, and is the essential reason for a party entering in to a contract.
Guarantor
a person who guarantees to pay for someone elses debt if he should default on a loan obligation
Usury
Charging of interest in excess of statutory maximum
restitution
the restoration of something lost or stolen to its rightful owner
ratification
making a contract officially valid;
giving consent to a contract
coercion
persuading someone to do something by using force or threats
What type of contract is fraud in the inducement?
Voidable
What type of contract is fraud in the execution?
void
What type of contract is physical coercion?
Void
to ratify a contract by a minor the minor must ratify ___ of the contract
the entirety