An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
The document containing such an agreement.
A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
To enter into a contract with.
To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
To betroth; to affiance.
To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
To gain or acquire (an illness).
To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
The point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
Connection or attachment.
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.