In old English law. A writ that lay where tenants In common were hound to do some act, and one of them was put to the whole burthen, to compel the rest to make contribution. Reg. Orig. 175; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 162. … [Read more...]

The requirements or responsibilities a party accepts under a contract. … [Read more...]

This word was used in the time of Edw. II. to signify those who were opposed to the government but were neither rebels nor traitors. Jacob. Contrariorum contraria est ratio. Hob. 344. The reason of contrary things is contrary. … [Read more...]

That which adds or supplements. That which contributes, e.g. contributory negligence. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition (noun) - A person liable to contribute to the assets of a company which is being wound up, as being a member or (in some cases) a past member thereof. Mozley A Whitley.(adjective) - Joining in the promotion of a given purpose; lending assistance to … [Read more...]

Lat. Contract; a contract; contracts. Contractus bona fidei. In Roman law. Contracts of good faith. Those contracts which, when brought into litigation, were not determined by the rules of the strict law alone, but allowed the judge to examine into the bona fides of the transaction, and to hear equitable considerations against their enforcement. In this they were opposed to … [Read more...]