noun

1. An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.

   “Marriage is a contract.”

2. An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

3. A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.

adjective

1. Contracted; affianced; betrothed.

2. Not abstract; concrete.

Synonyms: contract law