单词 | preexisting duty rule |
释义 | pre·exist·ing duty rule n: a common-law rule of contracts: a party's offer of a performance already required under an existing contract is insufficient consideration for modification of the contract ◇ This rule is not applicable to sales contracts in jurisdictions that have enacted the Uniform Commercial Code. It is also not applicable where there has been a rescission of the contract followed by a new contract. |
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