Business law - Contract
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Law Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ContractB-
BAnswerBbetweenBtwoBorBmoreBpartiesBthatBisBenforceableBbyBtheBcourtBofBlaw
ElementsBofBaBcontractB-BAnswerB1.BAgreementB=BProperBauthor,BProperBaccepts
2.BConsiderationB=BForBsomethingBofBlegalBvalueB(BIBagreedBtoBpayB10KBtoBpaintBap
partmentB,ByouBagreedBtoBdoBit)
3.BCapacity
4.BGenuineBassentB(authorBofBtextBbookBpointsBitBoutBasBdefence)B=B5/BVoluntaryBco
mingBtogether
5.BLegalBpurposeB-
BTheBobjectiveBofBtheBcontractBmustBbeBforBaBlegalBpurpose.BForBexample,BaBcontrac
tBforBillegalBdistributionBofBdrugsBisBnot
aBbindingBcontractBbecauseBtheBpurposeBforBwhichBitBexistsBisBnotBleg
TheBcharactersBofBourBplayB-BAnswerBOfferor/promiseBgivingBtheBcontract
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b.BAnyBcontractBforBmoreBthanBoneByear
merchantByouBareBgovernedBbyB-
BAnswerBuniformBcommercialBcodeBandB5BelementsBofBcommonBlaw
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