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- November 11, 2014 at 9:49 pm #209205
What is the difference between a contract and an agreement?
November 12, 2014 at 5:58 am #209240A contract is legally binding.A contract has certain elements that are required for it to be a legal contract. An offer must have been made by one party and accepted by another.An offer is a willingness to be bound legally on terms stated in offer.For contract to exist there must be at minimum a valid offer by one party and acceptance by another.Other elements may be needed to constitute a valid contract depending on the legal system.An agreement suggests,in my mind, an informal arrangement which is not necessarily legally enforceable whereas a contract if properly constituted will be legally recognised.Contracts are all agreements of one sort or another but not all agreements are contracts.Not sure how well I have expressed myself above.If you have questions about my confounding please feel free to ask.
November 12, 2014 at 10:15 pm #209493so the main difference is on legal terms,meaning that an agreement maybe unlawful?
November 13, 2014 at 7:40 am #209520It probably won’t be unlawful (an agreement)unless its subject matter is illegal but it won’t be legally binding unlike a contract.For example, I could verbally or in writing accept an invitation to a party.That would be an agreement but would not constitute a contract.Sometimes the difference between agreement and contract can be less clear cut.Feel free to ask if you want more information.
November 13, 2014 at 1:57 pm #209627ok,l got it.thanks a lot.
November 13, 2014 at 2:14 pm #209628You are welcome.
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