Contracts. A mistake that does not relate to the nature of the contents of an agreement, but only to some external circumstance, so that the mistake has no effect on the validity of the agreement. — Also termed inessential mistake; nonessential mistake; collateral mistake. [Cases: Contracts 93. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 136, 147–148.]
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框架（主）协议 英语：framework (master) agreement 法语：accord-cadre 德语：Rahmenvertrag 意大利语：accordo quadro 西班牙语：contrato-tipo
apostolus ([schwa]-pos-t[schwa]-l[schwa]s), n. [fr. Greek apostolos “one sent from another”] Hist. A messenger, ambassador, legate, or nuncio. Pl. apostoli ([schwa]-pos-t[schwa]-lI).
promutuum (proh-myoo-choo-[schwa]m). [Latin “as if lent”] Civil law. A quasi-contract in which a person who received money or property in error agrees to return what was received to the person who paid it.
A warranty that the property is fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is used. • Under the UCC, an implied warranty of merchantability arises whenever a merchant sells goods unless the agreement expressly provides otherwise. UCC § 2-314. — Sometimes shortened to warranty of merchantability. [Cases: Contracts 205.15(3); Sales 272. C.J.S. Contracts §§
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litigation, n. 1. The process of carrying on a lawsuit (the attorney advised his client to make a generous settlement offer in order to avoid litigation). 2. A lawsuit itself (several litigations pending before the court). — litigate, vb. — litigatory, litigational, adj. complex litigation. Litigation involving several parties who are separately represented, and usu.
An agreement to pay the insured (or annuitant) for a stated period or for life. [Cases: Annuities 1. C.J.S. Annuities §§ 2–4, 6–9, 21.]
The constitutional right of privacy to form and preserve certain intimate human relationships without intrusion by the state because the relationships safeguard individual freedom. • The group relationships protected by the right to freedom of intimate association are familial in nature and are characterized by deep attachments, a high degree of commitment, and the sharing
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A broker who negotiates contracts of sale and other agreements (such as mortgages or leases) between buyers and sellers of real property. • Real-estate brokers must be licensed in the states where they conduct business. [Cases: Brokers 2, 3. C.J.S. Brokers §§ 2–5, 14–24.]
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subscription, n. 1. The act of signing one’s name on a document; the signature so affixed. 2. Securities. A written contract to purchase newly issued shares of stock or bonds. — Also termed (in connection with stock) stock subscription. [Cases: Corporations 75. 1.] 3. An oral or a written agreement to contribute a sum of