国际商法复习.doc

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Words
A 反义词
Unilateral v. Bilateral; ()
Offer v. Invitation for offer ()
Offer v. Counter offer (p7.)
Liquidated v. Unliquidated debts (, 51)
Option v. Firm offer ()
Original v. collateral contract (p. 88)

(1) void, voidable, unenforceable

(2) disaffirm, repudiate, avoid, rescind, novate, waive, relinquish
For example:
Word
Definition & Example
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Disaffirm
(disaffirmance, n.
To repudiate; to revoke consent; to disclaim the intent to be bound by an earlier transaction. 撤销,拒绝履行合同
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affirm, antonym)
To declare (a voidable contract) to be void. 宣告(可撤销的合同)无效
Courts granted minors the right to avoid contracts as a means of protecting against their own improvidence and against overreaching by adults. The exercise of this right to avoid a contract is called disaffirmance.
Repudiate (repudiation, n.)
1. To reject or renounce (a duty or obligation); esp., to indicate an intention not to perform (a contract). 拒绝或背离义务,拒绝履行(合同)
Hist. To divorce or disown (one's wife).与妻子离婚或否认已婚
Before the final draft is signed , A repudiates the contract.
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Avoid (=>void, v. )
To render void. 撤销
Void contracts are agreements that create no legal obligations because they fail to contain one or more of the basic elements requires for enforceability or the contracts are prohibited by laws or against public policy.
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Rescind
(rescission, n.)
To abrogate or cancel (a contract) unilaterally or by
To make void; to repeal or annul .使无效,撤销
Parliamentary law. To void, repeal, or nullify a main motion adopted earlier. 撤销,使之前被接受的主要行为无效
If an oral contract has pletely performed by both paties, the fact that it did ply with the statute of frauds would not be a ground for rescission of the contract.
90
Novate
Replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new ,代替
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(novation, n.)
When a creditor agrees to accept a contract with a new debtor in satisfaction of a debt previo