LE2 Contract Law

Legal English

Legal English


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Karten 47
Lernende 11
Sprache English
Kategorie Recht
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 19.08.2015 / 04.01.2020
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assignee

 

the person two whom a right, interest or property is transferred

Der Abtretungsempfänger

 

assignment

 

the legal transfer of a right, interest or property to another person

Die Übertragung

 

assignor

the person who transfers a right, interest or property to another

der Abtretende, der Zedent

award

to officially decide that sb should be given sth (prize, money, degree)

Belohnung, Preis, Zuschlag

breach of contract

failure to persom any of the terms agreed upon in a binding contract

der Vertragsbruch

breaching party 

 

the party to a contract that has failed to perform the terms of the contract 

die Person, welche den Vertrag bricht

 

clause

a section of a legal document, of a contract

Die Klausel, der Paragraph, Abschnitt

consideration

something of value (money, goods etc.) given by one party to another in exchange for an act or promise; in common law this is an essential element of contract formation

die Gegenleistung, Vergütung, Entgelt

counter-offer

an offer made in response to a first offer by the other party; it amounts to a rejection of the original offer

Das Gegenangebot

damage

harm, injury

die Schädigung

damages

 

 

financial compensation awarded by a court for harm done or injury caused

award damages, accept damages

Schadenersatz

 

essential terms

the most important conditions that the parties to a contract have agreed to

wesentliche Vertragspunkte 

contract formation 

the creation of a legally binding agreement 

der Vertragsabschluss 

 

injured party

a party in a court case that has been harmed or wronged 

der Geschädigte, die geschädigte Partei

non-breaching party

the party to a contract that has suffered a breach by the other party

die nicht vertragswidrige Partei, die geschädigte Partei

 

obligation

a moral or legal responsibility (synonym: duty)

Verpflichtung, Schuldverhältnis 

oral contract

an agreement between parties that is made verbally and not in writing, but which is still valid

ein mündlicher Vertrag

party

a person, group of people or organisation involved in a contract or legal argument

die Partei

perform

 

to carry out a task, a piece of work or duty (e.g. in a contract)

etwas leisten, vollbringen

 

reliance

 

the act of depending on sb/sth to act or function in a certain way

das Vertrauen, der Verlass 

 

rely on sth/sb

to depend on or trust in sb/sth

sich auf jemanden verlassen, jemandem vertrauen

right (to sth/ to do sth)

what a person is allowed by law to have or do

das Recht haben 

specific performance

a court order to the breaching party to carry out its obligations unter the contract 

effektive Vertragserfüllung, Durchführung

formation (of an enforceable contract) 

Bildung, Gründung, Gestaltung 

A promise which creats a legal right

Ein Versprechen, welches rechtliche Rechte kreiert 

remedies 

how to fix something

> beheben, beseitigen

an offer

accept an offer, make an offer, reject an offer, negotiate an offer

contract

form, breach, perform, enforce, negotiate 

file a lawsuit

eine Klage einreichen

restitution

Vertrag zurückabwickeln, zurückgeben was bereits erhalten wurde

subject matter 

der Gegenstand

legally binding 

rechtlich bindend

a party

breach, perform a contract, 

accept, make, reject an offer 

the parties 

negotiate a contract, negotiate an offer, form a contract

the court

award damages, enforce a contract

a lawyer

file  a lawsuit, negotiate an offer, negotiate a contract

accept 

damages, an offer, accept rights 

royalities

Lizenz

withdraw an offer

von einem Vertrag zurücktreten

warranty

a non-essential term