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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.

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frustration of contract

Law; Contracts

Legal termination of a contract due to unforeseen circumstances that (1) prevent achievement of its objectives, (2) render its performance illegal, or (3) make it practically ...

front end specifications

Law; Contracts

That part of a contract which defines and prescribes the rights, responsibilities, and relationships of the contracting parties, and makes provisions for the contract's ...

frustration

Law; Contracts

Undoing of a plan or project, or prevention of the performance of a contract, usually by events, occurrences, or forces beyond anyone's control. In contracting, frustration is the ...

freelance

Law; Contracts

Working on a contract basis for a variety of companies, as opposed to working as an employee for a single company. Freelancers are often considered to be self-employed, and have ...

friendly loan

Law; Contracts

An agreement - often verbal - between associates, friends or family members that carries a certain amount of risk due to the lack of documented terms.

freedom of contract

Law; Contracts

Right of an adult to make a legally binding mutual agreement with one or more other persons, without governmental interference as to what type of obligations he or she can take ...

fraudulent concealment

Law; Contracts

Deliberate hiding, non-disclosure, or suppression of a material fact or circumstance (which one is legally or morally bound to reveal) with intent to deceive or defraud in a ...