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CLANDESTINE CONTRACT [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

... the plaintiff brought suit against the government for payment relating to espionage services rendered during the Civil War pursuant to a clandestine contract. The decision was grounded firmly in principles of contract law.

OBS

clandestine: secret or concealed, especially for illegal or unauthorized purposes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Le contrat clandestin (on dit aussi contrat dissimulé ou contrat de prête-nom) en droit civil est une forme particulière du contrat de mandat : le mandataire agira en son propre nom pour le compte du mandant sans révéler sa qualité de mandataire.

Spanish

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