Test yourself

Choose the synonyms for the bolded or missing words. More than one answer may be correct sometimes.


1.  When parties enter into a contract they … a contract.

make
discharge
conclude
execute
breach




2.  A party that breaches a contract is called a …. party.

injured
breaching
defaulting
aggrieved
contracting




3.  A party that suffers a harm when a contract is breached is called a …. party.

injured
breaching
defaulting
aggrieved
contracting




4.  When lawyers write a contract, they … it.

sign
draft
breach
draw up
instigate




5.  When a contract expires , it …

repudiates
terminates
discharges
rescinds
executes




6.  When a contract ends earlier than it was agreed by the parties, it…

repudiates
terminates
discharges
rescinds
executes




7.  A oral or ... contract is as valid as a written contract.

in writing
spoken
implied
verbal
void




8.  A contract which is not valid is …

void
implied
oral
null
unenforceable