準じゅん委い任にん契けい約やく

noun

quasi-mandate contract; time and material contract

A legal term under Japanese law; a contract where one party undertakes to perform a task with due care, but does not guarantee a specific result. Often contrasted with 請負契約 (a contract for work where a result is promised).

See also: 委任契約

• システム開かい発はつでは、準じゅん委い任にん契けい約やくがよく使つかわれる。

  In system development, quasi-mandate contracts are often used.

• 準じゅん委い任にん契けい約やくでは、仕し事ごとの完かん成せいではなく、善ぜん管かん注ちゅう意い義ぎ務むが求もとめられる。

  In a quasi-mandate contract, the duty of care as a good manager is required, not the completion of the work.