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GRATUITOUS CONTRACT

\ɡɹatjˈuːɪtəs kˈɒntɹakt], \ɡɹatjˈuːɪtəs kˈɒntɹakt], \ɡ_ɹ_a_t_j_ˈuː_ɪ_t_ə_s k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_a_k_t]\

Definitions of GRATUITOUS CONTRACT

1856 - A Law Dictionary

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Civ. law. One, the object of which is for the benefit of the person with whom it is made, without any profit, received or promised, as a consideration for it as, for example, a gift. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 709.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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