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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

(1) Implied in fact. One inferred from the acts or conduct of the parties, instead of being expressed by them in written or spoken words.(2) Implied in law.... One where, by fiction of law, a promise is imputed to perform a legal duty, as to repay money obtained by fraud or duress.(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 62)  2, record 1, English, - implied%20agreement

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

convention implicite : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 1, French, - convention%20implicite

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

At common law a contract can be avoided if it was made under duress. At one time the common law concept of duress was a very narrow one. It was restricted to actual or threatened physical violence to, or unlawful constraint of, the person of the contracting party.  4, record 2, English, - common%2Dlaw%20duress

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

contrainte en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 2, French, - contrainte%20en%20common%20law

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

"Undue pressure" has three legal connotations :duress, undue influence and unconscionability. Common law duress signifies the procuring of contractual consent by illegitimate threat.  1, record 3, English, - undue%20pressure

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In English law, a promise is not, as a general rule, binding as a contract unless it is either made under seal or supported by some "consideration". The purpose of the doctrine of consideration is to put some legal limit on the enforceability of agreements even where they are intended to be legally binding and are not vitiated by some factor such as mistake, misrepresentation, duress or illegality.... The present position therefore is that English law limits the enforceability of agreements not under seal by reference to a complex and multifarious body of rules known as "the doctrine of consideration. "(Chitty on Contracts, 26th ed., 1989, Vol I, pp. 105-106).  1, record 4, English, - doctrine%20of%20consideration

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

doctrine de la contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, record 4, French, - doctrine%20de%20la%20contrepartie

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish