contract clause

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• contract clause — n often cap both Cs: the clause in Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution that prohibits states from passing any laws that render contracts invalid or impair the obligations under them Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …   Law dictionary

• Contract Clause — United States of America This article is part of the series: United States Constitution Original text of the Constitution Preamble Articles of the Constitution I · …   Wikipedia

• contract clause — That clause contained in the first paragraph of the tenth section of the first article of the Federal Constitution, providing that no state shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contract. Trustees of Dartmouth College v Woodward (US) 4… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• contract clause — Provision in U.S.Const., Art. I, Sec. 10, to the effect that no state shall pass a law impairing obligation of contract. Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518, 4 L.Ed. 629 …   Black's law dictionary

• contract clause — Provision in U.S.Const., Art. I, Sec. 10, to the effect that no state shall pass a law impairing obligation of contract. Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 518, 4 L.Ed. 629 …   Black's law dictionary

• entire contract clause — A provision in the insurance contract stating that the entire agreement between the insured and insurer is contained in the contract, including the application (if attached), declarations, insuring agreement, exclusions, conditions, and… …   Black's law dictionary

• entire contract clause — A provision in the insurance contract stating that the entire agreement between the insured and insurer is contained in the contract, including the application (if attached), declarations, insuring agreement, exclusions, conditions, and… …   Black's law dictionary

• contract — Noun: A term which is simple in its superficial aspect but actually difficult of succinct definition, since nothing less than the whole body of applicable precedent will suffice for the purpose of definition. Williston, Contracts 3rd ed § 1;… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• clause — [klɔːz ǁ klɒːz] noun [countable] LAW COMMERCE a part of a written law, contract, or legal document that deals with a particular item or subject: • Clause 12 enables the Secretary of State to make orders to protect pension rights. asˈsignment… …   Financial and business terms

• CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• clause — / klȯz/ n: a distinct section of a writing; specif: a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document a no strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement claus·al / klȯ zəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary