Acceptance
an action by an offeree that forms a contract based on the terms
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of an offer
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advertisement
an invitation for a customer to make an offer
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assent
when parties voluntarily and knowingly intend to enter into a
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contract
contract
an agreement between two or more parties that can be enforced
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in court
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definite
the requirement that an offer must unequivocally demonstrate
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that the offeror is willing to enter into a contract
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,duress
when one party enters into a contract as the result of the other
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party threatening to take a harmful action
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express terms |\
a contract term that has been explicitly agreed upon
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fraud in the inception
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when one party persuades the other party to sign a contract by
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claiming that what is being signed is something other than the
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contract
fraud in the inducement
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when one party voluntarily enters into an agreement because the
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other party has misrepresented a material fact
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fraudulent misrepresentation |\
when a fraudster consciously intends to deceive another party,
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causing that party to rely and act on a misrepresentation
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, implied terms |\
a contract term that does not need to be specifically
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communicated but is inferred by the conduct of the parties or by|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reference to some external authority |\ |\ |\ |\
mailbox rule |\
a rule whereby an acceptance is effective the moment it is
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transmitted by the offeree |\ |\ |\
material terms |\
the essential terms required to form a contract
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mirror-image rule |\
a rule whereby offerees must accept offers without changing any
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of their terms
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mutual mistake of a material fact
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when both parties are mistaken about a fact that is central to the
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formation of a contract
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