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Oral Contract

nounid 101911·updated May 18, 2026
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an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation

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plural
Oral Contracts
possessive
Oral Contract's
pluralpossessive
Oral Contracts'

Framework definitions

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an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation

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