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Contracts

Contracts of all sorts.

Contributors in Contracts

Contracts

Act of law

Law; Contracts

'legal event' (such as transfer of title) triggered by, but not resulting from, the acts of individuals (such as purchase or sale of a property).

Accrual of obligation

Law; Contracts

Continuing maturing of an obligation over time until the day the obligor must pay or perform.

Action ex contractu

Law; Contracts

Legal action arising out of a contract for breach of a duty stated in it.

Achieved cost

Law; Contracts

Alternative term for budgeted cost of work performed.

Arbitrator

Law; Contracts

Neutral third party to whom disputes between parties to a contract are submitted for a decision ('award') based only on his or her discretion. An ad hoc arbitrator is one who decides a specific case, ...

Architectural design

Law; Contracts

Concept that focuses on the components or elements of a structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objective(s) ...

Arm's length price

Law; Contracts

A type of transaction whereby a willing seller and a willing buyer who have no conflicts of interest with regard to the transaction make an agreement - neither of which are under any type of ...

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