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| age of majority |
the age at which a person is granted by law the rights and responsibilities of an adult, such as liability under contract and the right to sue. |
| agreement |
a legal contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| amendment |
an addition to, change to, or deletion from a document such as a legislative bill or contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| annuity |
a regular annual income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. [1/2 definitions] |
| annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
| article |
a specific section in a document such as a contract or a constitution. [1/4 definitions] |
| astringent |
a cosmetic aid, used after washing the face to contract the pores. [1/4 definitions] |
| auction bridge |
a version of bridge in which players bid for the right to specify which suit will be trump, any extra tricks won beyond the contract being scored toward a game. |
| bonus |
a donation or payment in excess of what is required, usu. as a reward for exceeding the terms of a contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| catch |
to contract, as an illness. [1/18 definitions] |
| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [2/4 definitions] |
| closed shop |
a factory or business that agrees, through a contract with a labor union, to employ only members of that union. [1/2 definitions] |
| compact2 |
an agreement or contract between people or groups. |
| concord |
a treaty, pact, or contract embodying an agreement. [1/3 definitions] |
| concordat |
a formal agreement or contract, as between the pope and a government, concerning the regulation of church affairs. |
| contract |
an agreement between people that is supported by the law. A lease is an example of a contract. [1/3 definitions] |
| contract bridge |
a form of bridge in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may count toward a game, the excess tricks counting as a bonus score. (Cf. auction bridge.) |
| contractile |
able to contract or cause contraction. |
| contractor |
one who agrees by contract to do specified work at a certain price and to supply all necessary materials. [1/2 definitions] |
| contractual |
of, relating to, or specified in a contract. |
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