nude contract

  • 1nude contract — ˌnude ˈcontract COMMERCE ➔ contract1 * * * nude contract UK US noun [C] ► LAW NAKED CONTRACT(Cf. ↑naked contract) …

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  • 2Nude — (n[=u]d), a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.] 1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude contract. See {Nudum pactum}. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {The nude}, the undraped …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3nude — I. adjective (nuder; nudest) Etymology: Latin nudus naked more at naked Date: 1531 1. lacking something essential especially to legal validity < a nude contract > 2. a. devoid of a natural or conventional covering; especially not covered by&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 4nude — adj. & n. adj. naked, bare, unclothed. n. 1 a painting, sculpture, photograph, etc. of a nude human figure; such a figure. 2 a nude person. 3 (prec. by the) a an unclothed state. b the representation of an undraped human figure as a genre in art …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 5nude — [[t]nud, nyud[/t]] adj. nud•er, nud•est, n. adj. 1) naked or unclothed, as a person or the body 2) without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare 3) fia (of a photograph, painting, statue, etc.) representing the nude human figure 4) law&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6nude — nudely, adv. nudeness, n. /noohd, nyoohd/, adj., nuder, nudest, n. adj. 1. naked or unclothed, as a person or the body. 2. without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare: a nude stretch of land laid waste by brush fires. 3. (of a photograph …

    Universalium

  • 7contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of&#8230; …

    Financial and business terms

  • 8Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.&#8230; …

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  • 9nude — Naked. This word is applied metaphorically to a variety of subjects to indicate that they are lacking in some essential legal requisite @ nude contract One made without any consideration; upon which no action will lie, in conformity with the&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10nude — Naked. This word is applied metaphorically to a variety of subjects to indicate that they are lacking in some essential legal requisite @ nude contract One made without any consideration; upon which no action will lie, in conformity with the&#8230; …

    Black's law dictionary