English for Contract Law – Testpaper

1. TRANSLATION from English into Hungarian

1.1
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
strike a bargain –
legal detriment –
misrepresentation –
offeree –
presume –
imply –
1.2
TEXT – see on the photocopy

2. TRANSLATION from Hungarian into English

2.1
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
szerződés teljesítése –
nagykorúságát eléri –
érvénytelennek nyilvánít egy szerződést –
végleges ajánlat –
a felperes javára dönt –
másodlagos szerződési feltételek

2.2
SENTENCES:
1.Ami a szerződéskötési képességet illeti, az ittas személyeket ugyanúgy tekintik, mint az elmezavarosokat
2.A súlyos hibát gyakran nevezik döntő hibának, mert a szerződés érvénytelenítéséhez vezet.

3.Az alperes világosan kifejezte jogviszony létrehozására irányuló szándékát

4.A szerződésszegésre való tekintettel a felperes kártérítésre jogosult. j) Visszavonta az ajánlatát.

5.Családi természetű megállapodások esetén vélelem szól amellett, hogy a felek nem szándékoznak
jogviszonyt létesíteni.

3. DEFINITIONS
3.1 Explain the following things in English.
contract –
to draw up –
to terminate –
compliance
subject to
appellate jurisdiction

3.2 Find the words or expressions for the definitions.

that which is actually given or accepted in return for a promise –

the free abandonment of a claim. It has to be an intentional act with knowledge –
the act of refraining from enforcing e.g. a debt –
to promise, to enter into a binding obligation, to accept the responsibility of sg –
creating a legal obligation –
the document which proves a person's ownership of land –
4 GAP-FILLING
4.1
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets.
(contract) (contract) (expect) (force) (induce) (repudiate)
(1) A contract needs consideration to be valid and _____ _______.
(2) A promisee expects the promiser to fulfil certain obligations and may act on these
_____ _______ .
(3) Consideration may be defined as the _____ _______ to a contract.
(4) The ______________ parties have agreed to submit this contract to the jurisdiction of the Irish
courts.
(5) ______________capacity is limited in three instances.
(6) ______________ of contract only operates as anticipatory breach of contract if the promisee
decides to treat it as such and brings an action for damages.

4.2
PREPOSITIONS
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions.

1. A contract for the sale of land must be ________ writing.

2. Many claims arise ________ breach of contract.
3. This contract has been made ________seal.
4. The parties ________ a contract may be referred to as the contracting parties.
5. When you enter ________ a contract you are bound ________ the terms of that contract
and could become involved in litigation if you do not comply ________ those terms.
6. In the USA much emphasis is placed ________ consumer protection.
7. We have been ordered to refrain ________ using that symbol in our advertising campaign.
8. The plaintiff has acted ________ reliance ________ the commitment made by the defendant