illegal contract — a contract may be described as illegal if: (1) the aim or object of the contract is criminal or immoral; (2) some specific rule of statute or common law says that it is; (3) the method of contracting is illegal. At common law, contracts to commit … Law dictionary
illegal contract — agreement which is illegitimate, contract which is not authorized by law … English contemporary dictionary
illegal contract — An agreement contrary to law, morality, or public policy. 17 Am J2d Contr § 156. A contract founded upon a consideration contrary to good morals, against the principles of sound public policy, in fraud, or in contravention of the provisions of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
CONTRACT — (Heb. חוֹזֶה, ḥozeh), in general law theory a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, in terms of which one party undertakes for the benefit of the other to perform or refrain from a certain act. As such, contract is the main… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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
illegal — il·le·gal /il lē gəl/ adj: contrary to or in violation of a law: illicit unlawful an illegal contract il·le·gal·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
illegal — Against or not authorized by law @ illegal contract Contract is illegal where its formation or performance is expressly forbidden by a civil or criminal statute or where penalty is imposed for doing act agreed upon. Hiltpold v. T Shirts Plus, Inc … Black's law dictionary
illegal transaction — Something beyond a mere intent to violate the law. An illegal intention, accompanied by an act which is criminal or prohibited by law. Smith v Blachley, 188 Pa 550, 41 A 619. See illegal contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
illegal agreement — See illegal contract … Ballentine's law dictionary
