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51contract under seal — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
52contract postal unit — A postal unit that is a subordinate unit within the service area of a main post office. It is usually located in a store or place of business and is operated by a contractor who accepts mail from the public, sells postage and supplies, and… …
53contract — ► NOUN 1) a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2) informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. ► VERB 1) decrease in size, number, or range. 2) (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order …
54Contract — Con*tract (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt ), v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet. [1913 Webster] Years contracting… …
55Contract — Con tract (k[o^]n tr[a^]kt), a. Contracted; as, a contract verb. Goodwin. [1913 Webster] …
56Contract tablet — Con tract tablet (Babylonian & Assyrian Antiq.) A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on… …
57Contract zoning — in the United States is a land use regulation where a local zoning authority accommodates a private interest by rezoning a district or a parcel of land within that district, on the condition that the limitations or restrictions set by the town… …
58Contract [1] — Contract (lat. Contractus, Rechtsw.), die von zwei od. mehreren Personen gegenseitig erklärte Übereinkunft über die Begründung eines obligationsmäßigen Rechtsverhältnisses; daher Contrahenten diejenigen, welche einen solchen Vertrag mit einander… …
59Contract — Contráct, adj. et adv. aus dem Lat. contractus, widernatürlich zusammen gezogene Glieder habend, durch lange anhaltende Verkürzung der Sehnen und Muskeln an den obern und untern Gliedern unbeweglich. Contract seyn. Ein contracter Mensch. Daher… …
60contract for deed — A contract used for seller financing where the seller will keep title to the property until the buyer pays off the loan. After the buyer pays off the entire loan, the seller signs a deed transferring title to the buyer. Category: Real Estate &… …
