Legal Definition and Related Resources of Engagement
Meaning of Engagement
An undertaking or contract . An agreement , generally orally, between a man and a woman to marry each other .
Engagement Alternative Definition
In French law. A contract; the obligations arising from a quasi contract. The terms obligation and engagement are said to be synonymous (17 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 1) , but the Code seems specially to apply the term engagement to those obligations which the law imposes on a man without the intervention of any contract, either on the part of the obligor or the obligee. Article 1370.
International Trade Meaning and Definition of Engagement
The assumption of payment responsibility in respect of a letter of credit, e.g.
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See Also
- Agreement
- Assumpsit
- Contract
- Promise
- Undertaking
Concept of “Engagement”
Traditional meaning of engagement in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) A contract. A financial obligation.
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Notes and References
- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Engagement”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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