cardinal change doctrine

cardinal-change doctrine. Contracts. The principle that if the government makes a fundamental, unilateral change to a contract beyond the scope of what was originally contemplated, the other party (usu. a contractor) will be released from the obligation to continue work under the contract. • A contractor’s allegation of cardinal change is essentially an assertion that the government has breached the contract. [Cases: United States 73(17).]

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译者晓琳，法学硕士（国际争议解决方向），擅长翻译各种与复杂跨境争议相关的法律文件。