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precontract Definition

pre·con·tract (prē′kän′trakt′; for v. prē′kən trakt′, prē′kän′trakt′)

noun

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

transitive verb

to bind by a previous contract

precontract Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • admit: I don't understand how Katherine Howard could have saved herself by admitting precontract to anyone at all.