by contract
idiom
: according to the terms stated in a contract : by a legal agreement
We are bound by contract to pay the full price.
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Those confidentiality provisions are enforceable by contract, meaning a party that violates them can be sued for breach of contract and potentially face large monetary damages.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In the past week, bets on the presidential election outcome hosted by contract market Kalshi and prediction trading platforms Polymarket and PredictIt all showed the odds of a Trump victory growing.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Srinivasan’s citizens will be bound to one another only by contract.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
But even then, the ILWU’s actions may be constrained by contract rules.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
In the past week, bets on the presidential election outcome hosted by contract market Kalshi and prediction trading platforms Polymarket and PredictIt all showed the odds of a Trump victory growing.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Srinivasan’s citizens will be bound to one another only by contract.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
But even then, the ILWU’s actions may be constrained by contract rules.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“By contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20contract. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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