Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See nude pact, under nude.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Law) A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and therefore unenforceable in a court of law.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun law In common law, a promise that is not legally enforceable due to lack of consideration.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Latin nūdum the neuter form of nūdus meaning "nude" or "bare" + pāctum meaning "bargain" or "agreement". pāctum

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word nudum pactum.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.