約やく因いん

noun

consideration (contract law)

A technical legal term referring to the thing of value exchanged between parties in a contract. Used primarily in legal contexts.

• 英えい米べい法ほうでは、契けい約やくの成せい立りつに約やく因いんが必ひつ要ようとされる。

  In Anglo-American law, consideration is required for a contract to be formed.

• この契けい約やくには十じゅう分ぶんな約やく因いんが存そん在ざいしない。

  There is insufficient consideration in this contract.