Contracts

Contracts

Contracts of all sorts.

Contributors in Contracts

Contracts

Term included in sale agreements to notify the buyer that no express or implied warranty is provided. The buyer therefore takes the goods or property at his or her own risk, without recourse against ...

Architect-engineer

Law; Contracts

Person qualified both as an architect and a (usually civil) engineer, or a firm providing both services through its personnel.

Assign

Law; Contracts

Give or transfer interest and/or responsibility to another in a manner the receiver (asignee) has the same obligations and rights as the giver (assignor).

Architecture

Law; Contracts

Overall design of a building, structure, or system that unifies its components or elements into a coherent and functional whole.

Architectural drawing

Law; Contracts

Rendering of an architectural design as plan and/or elevation views of a building or structure.

Job costing

Law; Contracts

An order-specific costing technique, used in situations where each job is different and is performed to the customer's specifications. Job costing involves keeping an account of direct and indirect ...

Lapse of offer

Law; Contracts

Automatic 'closing' of an offer. Although no offer remains 'open' indefinitely, a properly communicated written offer is said to be open until it is revoked by the offeror before its acceptance or ...