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  2. Implied-in-fact contract - Wikipedia

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    An implied-in-fact contract is a form of an implied contract formed by non-verbal conduct, rather than by explicit words. The United States Supreme Court has defined "an agreement 'implied in fact'" as "founded upon a meeting of minds, which, although not embodied in an express contract, is inferred, as a fact, from conduct of the parties showing, in the light of the surrounding circumstances ...

  3. Implied terms in English law - Wikipedia

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    Terms implied "in law" are confined to particular categories of contract, particularly employment contracts or contracts between landlords and tenants, as necessary incidents of the relationship. For instance, in every employment contract , there is an implied term of mutual trust and confidence , supporting the notion that workplace relations ...

  4. United States contract law - Wikipedia

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    Contracts implied in law differ from contracts implied in fact in that contracts implied in law are not true contracts. Contracts implied in fact are ones that the parties involved presumably intended. In contracts implied in law, one party may have been completely unwilling to participate, as shown below, especially for an action in restitution.

  5. List of clauses of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...

  6. Consideration under American law - Wikipedia

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    Accordingly, courts will often read implied-in-fact or implied-in-law terms into the contract, placing duties on the promisor. For instance, if a promisor promises to give away a third of his earnings for the year and earns nothing, he has no actual obligation to do anything.

  7. Ethical implications in contracts - Wikipedia

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    In addition, certain contracts are required by state law to be in writing (real estate transactions, for example), while others are not. [2] Wade and Honeyman [3] describe a ‘durable’ contract as one in which all parties substantially perform without abandonment and without resorting to legal proceedings. With only anecdotal evidence, it is ...

  8. Implicit contract - Wikipedia

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    Implied-in-fact contract in law; Implicit contract theory in economics This page was last edited on 28 December 2019, at 20:16 (UTC). Text is available under the ...

  9. Implied powers - Wikipedia

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    In the case of the United States Government, implied powers are powers Congress exercises that the Constitution does not explicitly define, but are necessary and proper to execute the powers. The legitimacy of these Congressional powers is derived from the Taxing and Spending Clause, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the Commerce Clause .