- pacta dant legem contractui
- /paekta deent liyjam kantraektyuway/The stipulations of parties constitute the law of the contract. Agreements give the law to the contract
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
pacta dant legem contractui
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Pacta conventa quae neque contra leges, neque dolo malo inita sunt, omni modo observanda sunt — Agreements which are neither contrary to the laws, nor fraudulently entered into, should be adhered to in every manner. See Broom s Legal Maxims 698 Pacta dant legem contractui. The stipulations furnish the law for the contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… … Law dictionary
agreement — agree·ment n 1 a: the act or fact of agreeing by mutual agreement b: unity of opinion, understanding, or intent; esp: the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms if they reach agreement ◇ Under common law, agreement is a necessary… … Law dictionary
