divisible contract — contract which may be separated into a number of independent subcontracts … English contemporary dictionary
divisible contract — A contract of which a part is susceptible of separate or independent treatment with respect to some particular right or remedy. 46 Am J1st Sales § 140. A contract, the performance of which is divided into different groups, each set embracing… … Ballentine's law dictionary
divisible contract — noun : a contract containing agreements one of which can be separated from the other so that one part may be valid or enforceable although another is void or so that a right may accrue on one and not on another … Useful english dictionary
divisible contract — One which is in its nature and purposes susceptible of division and apportionment, having two or more parts in respect to matters and things contemplated and embraced by it, not necessarily dependent on each other nor intended by the parties so… … Black's law dictionary
divisible contract — One which is in its nature and purposes susceptible of division and apportionment, having two or more parts in respect to matters and things contemplated and embraced by it, not necessarily dependent on each other nor intended by the parties so… … Black'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
divisible — di·vis·i·ble /də vi zə bəl/ adj: capable of being divided esp. into independent parts (as promises or interests) a divisible contract compare entire di·vis·i·bil·i·ty /də ˌvi zə bi lə tē/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
Divisible — Di*vis i*ble, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See {Divide}.] Capable of being divided or separated. [1913 Webster] Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Divisible contract} (Law), a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Divisible offense — Divisible Di*vis i*ble, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf. F. divisible. See {Divide}.] Capable of being divided or separated. [1913 Webster] Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] {Divisible… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divisible contracts — The effect of the breach of a contract depends in a large degree upon whether it is to be regarded as indivisible or divisible; i.e. whether it forms a whole, the performance of every part of which is a condition precedent to bind the other party … Black's law dictionary
