Definitions for contracting
con·tract·ing

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1. catching, contractingnoun

   becoming infected

   "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"

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1. contractingadjective

   That is getting smaller.

2. contractingverb

   present participle of contract

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1. contracting

   A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more mutually agreeing parties. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to transfer any of those at a future date. In the event of a breach of contract, the injured party may seek judicial remedies such as damages or rescission. A binding agreement between actors in international law is known as a treaty. Contract law, the field of the law of obligations concerned with contracts, is based on the principle that agreements must be honoured. Like other areas of private law, contract law varies between jurisdictions. In general, contract law is exercised and governed either under common law jurisdictions, civil law jurisdictions, or mixed-law jurisdictions that combine elements of both common and civil law. Common law jurisdictions typically require contracts to include consideration in order to be valid, whereas civil and most mixed-law jurisdictions solely require a meeting of the minds between the parties. Within the overarching category of civil law jurisdictions, there are several distinct varieties of contract law with their own distinct criteria: the German tradition is characterised by the unique doctrine of abstraction, systems based on the Napoleonic Code are characterised by their systematic distinction between different types of contracts, and Roman-Dutch law is largely based on the writings of renaissance-era Dutch jurists and case law applying general principles of Roman law prior to the Netherlands' adoption of the Napoleonic Code. The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, published in 2016, aim to provide a general harmonised framework for international contracts, independent of the divergences between national laws, as well as a statement of common contractual principles for arbitrators and judges to apply where national laws are lacking. Notably, the Principles reject the doctrine of consideration, arguing that elimination of the doctrine "bring[s] about greater certainty and reduce litigation" in international trade. The Principles also rejected the abstraction principle on the grounds that it and similar doctrines are "not easily compatible with modern business perceptions and practice".Contract law can be contrasted with tort law (also referred to in some jurisdictions as the law of delicts), the other major area of the law of obligations. While tort law generally deals with private duties and obligations that exist by operation of law, and provide remedies for civil wrongs committed between individuals not in a pre-existing legal relationship, contract law provides for the creation and enforcement of duties and obligations through a prior agreement between parties. The emergence of quasi-contracts, quasi-torts, and quasi-delicts renders the boundary between tort and contract law somewhat uncertain.

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1. contracting

   Contracting generally refers to entering into a formal and legally binding agreement, often involving an exchange of goods, services, or money. It could also refer to decreasing in size, narrowing or shrinking, particularly in physiological contexts. The specific definition can vary depending on the context in which it is used.

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1. Contracting

   of Contract

Matched Categories

1. • Acquiring

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How to pronounce contracting?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say contracting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of contracting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of contracting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of contracting in a Sentence

1. Bonnie Henry:

   There is no evidence that I am aware of that shows Lyssin has any therapeutic benefit, more importantly, I am concerned that if a product did actually contain what is suggested, saliva from a rabid dog, that would put the patient at risk of contracting rabies, a serious, fatal illness.

2. Andy Chambers:

   The shares have been strong of late but this is a reminder of some of the contracting problems the French defence company has faced over the years.

3. Amy Poole:

   I was so scared to let Ollie undergo such major surgery. He was so fragile, and I couldn’t bear the thought of losing him, but doctors explained that he was at risk of contracting an infection or even meningitis if he tripped and knocked his nose— so I agreed to the surgery.

4. Adam Dickinson:

   It was pretty incredible and really hard to describe, it almost looked like a load of muscles contracting. It was clear the creature, which Dickinson later discovered was alion's mane jellyfish— the largest species of jellyfish in the world— wasn't dead. It's alive, Dickinson's son confirmed. The family stared at the jellyfish, and sure enough, it continued to move.

5. Ana Paula D'Alincourt Carvalho Assef:

   There is the risk of contracting diseases, which are not more serious that those caused by other micro-organisms, the problem is that in case of infection it is possible that treatment involves hospitalization.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=contracting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contracting
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contracting
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contracting
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=contracting