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Classification of Contracts
Essential Ingredients for a valid
Contracts
Discharge of Contracts
Definition of CONTRACT 3
Definition: law of Contract 4
• Defining a generalized concept like Contract is a little bit difficult. It
is perhaps an over simplification to say that it is a “legally binding or
enforcement agreement” it should be noted that, there are some
definitions which have become by virtue of their having a common
theme.
• American Restatement (2nd) of the law of Contract 1978 defines it
as a promise or set of promises for the breach of which the law
gives a remedy or the performance of which the law in some way
recognizes as a duty.
law of Contract (cont’d) 5