gratuitous contract

American

noun

Law.

a contract for the benefit of only one of the parties, the other party receiving nothing as consideration.

Etymology

Origin of gratuitous contract

First recorded in 1650–60

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gratuitous contract

In a gratuitous contract all the advantage is on one side, as when Titius does not hire but borrows a horse.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.

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