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 Contract \Con"tract\ (k[o^]n"tr[a^]kt), n. [L. contractus, fr.
   contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.]
   1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a
      sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain
      from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party
      undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a
      formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights.
      --Wharton.
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   2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties,
      with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof
      of the obligation.
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   3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.
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            This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow.

   Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain;
        arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}.
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