Home›Contract and Property Doctrine›All Contract and Property DoctrineBrowse ByAll Contract and Property DoctrineReference and ClassificationVerifiedDoctrines governing private agreements and the ownership, transfer and duration of interests in property. Belongs here: Frustration of Purpose and Rule Against Perpetuities. Does not belong here: a doctrine governing liability for harm rather than the formation or duration of an agreement or interest, grouped under tort and equity doctrine instead.FactsAll Contract and Property DoctrineSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedA contract is an agreement that specifies legally enforceable rights and obligations between two or more parties. 1All Contract and Property DoctrineFilter Results76 entriesOrigin PeriodAll1540 (1)1625 (term from Grotius, De jure belli ac pacis) (1)1840 (leading English case, Hyde v Wrench) (1)19th century (will theory of contract, 1840) (1)1st century (1)Ancient Greece (1)Ancient Roman law (bona fides) (1)English common law (1)Feudal times (1)Late 18th century English case law (Payne v Cave, 1789) (1)Medieval England (1)Medieval English common law, from the action of assumpsit (1)Medieval Europe, feudal system (1)Mid-19th century, English common law (settled around 1861) (1)Norman period, medieval England (feudal era) (1)Roman law (2)Legal SystemAllCivil Law (5)Common Law (24)English Law (5)German Legal System (2)Law of the United States (2)Roman law (1)OriginatorAllKarl Llewellyn (1)Group TreeAllContract Formation and Consideration Doctrines (5)Contract Impracticability and Frustration Doctrines (2)Contract Unconscionability and Unfair Bargain Doctrines (4)Estate in Land (11)Ius in Re (10)BrowseCompareSelect all 7699-year leaseContract and Property DoctrineAbatement of debts and legaciesContract and Property DoctrineAbstraction principle (law)Contract and Property DoctrineAdverse PossessionContract and Property DoctrineBlue pencil doctrineContract and Property DoctrineBona fide purchaserContract and Property DoctrineButts and boundsContract and Property DoctrineCapiteContract and Property DoctrineCaveat EmptorContract and Property DoctrineChoseContract and Property DoctrineConcurrent estateContract and Property DoctrineConsideration (contract law)Contract and Property DoctrineContract LawContract and Property DoctrineCorporate LawContract and Property DoctrineCreditors' rightsContract and Property DoctrineCure or quitContract and Property DoctrineCurtilageContract and Property DoctrineDecennial liabilityContract and Property DoctrineDeed of giftContract and Property DoctrineDoctrine of ConsiderationContract and Property DoctrineDoctrine of PrivityContract and Property DoctrineDouble closingContract and Property DoctrineEarnest paymentContract and Property DoctrineEminent domainContract and Property DoctrineEmphyteusisContract and Property DoctrineEncumbranceContract and Property DoctrineEscheatContract and Property DoctrineExclusive rightContract and Property DoctrineFamily LawContract and Property DoctrineFee simpleContract and Property DoctrineFeoffmentContract and Property DoctrineFirst-Sale DoctrineContract and Property DoctrineFrustration of PurposeContract and Property DoctrineGood faith (law)Contract and Property DoctrineHereditamentContract and Property DoctrineHypothecContract and Property DoctrineImplied Warranty of HabitabilityContract and Property DoctrineImpossibility of performanceContract and Property DoctrineInequality of bargaining powerContract and Property DoctrineIntangible propertyContract and Property DoctrineIntestacyContract and Property DoctrineInvitation to treatContract and Property DoctrineJointureContract and Property DoctrineJuridical personContract and Property DoctrineLaesio enormisContract and Property DoctrineLegal transactionContract and Property DoctrineLegitimeContract and Property DoctrineLetter of comfort (contract law)Contract and Property DoctrineMailbox RuleContract and Property DoctrineMatrimonial regimeContract and Property DoctrineMeeting of the mindsContract and Property DoctrineMirror Image RuleContract and Property DoctrineNatural personContract and Property DoctrineOfficious intermeddlerContract and Property DoctrineParol Evidence RuleContract and Property DoctrinePerpetual usufructContract and Property DoctrinePersonal representativeContract and Property DoctrinePrivity of contractContract and Property DoctrinePromissory EstoppelContract and Property DoctrineProperty lawContract and Property DoctrineRatione soliContract and Property DoctrineRemainder (law)Contract and Property DoctrineRentchargeContract and Property DoctrineRule Against PerpetuitiesContract and Property DoctrineSaisineContract and Property DoctrineSecret profitContract and Property DoctrineServitude in civil lawContract and Property DoctrineSlavery at common lawContract and Property DoctrineSpecificatio (Roman law)Contract and Property DoctrineSuccessor liabilityContract and Property DoctrineSynallagmatic contractContract and Property DoctrineTurbaryContract and Property DoctrineUnconscionabilityContract and Property DoctrineUnowned propertyContract and Property DoctrineUsucaptionContract and Property DoctrineUsufructContract and Property DoctrineSources1. Contract (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaContract, lead sectionQuote, Contract, lead sectionA contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.