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Contract law

Breach of contract
Civil wrong in which a binding agreement is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract
Consideration
Concept of legal value in connection with contracts
Contract
Legally binding document establishing rights and duties between parties
Contractual term
Any provision forming part of a contract
Delict
Civil wrong
Estoppel
Judicial device in common law where a court may prevent a person from making assertions
Gentlemen's agreement
Informal, non-binding agreement, sometimes based on honor
Legal remedy
Enforcement of legal rights or penalties by a court
Offer and acceptance
Two components of agreement
Quasi-contract
Fictional contract recognised by a court
Specific performance
Equitable remedy in contract law
Surety
Mandatory one-sided contract, is used in the banking sector
Unconscionability
Term
Undue influence
An equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person