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Oral contract

A contract not recorded on paper or on computer, but made vocally which is usually enforceable.

Oral Contract

A contract concluded by mutual agreement between the parties but is not written. In general, an oral contract is equally valid as a written one, though some contracts, such as those dealing with transfers of real estate, must be written. However, oral contracts can be more difficult to enforce in a court of law if there are no witnesses or other evidence attesting to the existence of the oral contract.

oral contract

A verbal agreement that is enforceable unless it falls within the Statute of Frauds. The problem with most oral contracts is not one of technical enforceability; it is one of proof. Unless both parties to a dispute have a clear recollection of the exact terms of the contract, and they are both truthful, a jury will have to decide whether a contract exists and the terms of that contract.

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