Legal Definition and Related Resources of Mutuality
Meaning of Mutuality
In order that a contract may be valid in law, there should be consensus ad idem, namely , that both parties to the transaction must know what the other is to do. This is called mutuality of assent . The requirement in a contract that each party to it is bound to do something under the contract is also known as mutuality. In general sense, reciprocation, interchange.
Mutuality Alternative Definition
Reciprocity; acting in return. Add. Cont. 622; 26 Md. 37. See “Consideration.”
Synonyms of Mutuality
noun
- coequality
- commonality
- commutability
- commutation
- correlation
- correlativeness
- correlativity
- correspondence
- dependence
- exchange
- interaffiliation
- interassociation
- interchange
- interchangeability
- interconnection
- interdependence
- intermutation
- interplay
- interrelation
- mutual dependence
- mutual relation
- permutation
- reciprocality
- reciprocalness
- reciprocation
- reciprocity
- Associated Concepts: mutuality of consent
- mutuality of contract
- mutuality of obligation
- mutuality of remedy
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Bargaining Unit, Mutuality Of Estoppel, Reciprocity.
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