What does "contract law" mean?

The area of law pertaining to the rights and duties that arise from agreements.

Contract law

Common synonyms include: agreements, applicable law, binding agreements, contract doctrine, contract law course, contract theory.

noun

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Noun

1
The area of law pertaining to the rights and duties that arise from agreements. uncountable
2
that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts wordnet