precontract

The definition of a precontract is a contract already in place that makes the creation of a new contract illegal.

(noun)

An example of a precontract is a marriage.

To precontract is to establish a contract for work to be completed before an event happens.

(verb)

An example of precontract is to arrange for tables and chairs to be set up before volunteers arrive to pack boxes.

See precontract in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a previous contract, esp. one which bars the making of another, as, formerly, a betrothal

transitive verb

to bind by a previous contract

See precontract in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An existing contract that obviates the making of another contract of the same kind: a precontract of marriage.

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