contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl,
-chü-əl
: of, relating to, or constituting a contract
contractually
adverb
Examples of contractual in a Sentence
They had to fulfill their contractual obligations before they could get paid.
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Any partition of Boeing's business divisions would be significantly more difficult than a breakup like GE's given its worldwide activities, extensive legal and contractual responsibilities, and large debt structure.
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Jim Osman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The injunction would also block NASCAR from enforcing a contractual release of antitrust claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
An upcoming revision to X’s terms of service will make a recent plot twist at Elon Musk’s social platform a black-and-white contractual reality: Your posts can officially serve as food for X’s Grok chatbot and any other AI systems that X might create in the future.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Imagine a scenario where banks and large enterprises deal with thousands of contractual documents while smaller enterprises deal with hundreds.
—Dharmarajan Sankara Subrahmanian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jim Osman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The injunction would also block NASCAR from enforcing a contractual release of antitrust claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2024
An upcoming revision to X’s terms of service will make a recent plot twist at Elon Musk’s social platform a black-and-white contractual reality: Your posts can officially serve as food for X’s Grok chatbot and any other AI systems that X might create in the future.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Imagine a scenario where banks and large enterprises deal with thousands of contractual documents while smaller enterprises deal with hundreds.
—Dharmarajan Sankara Subrahmanian, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for contractual
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“Contractual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contractual. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə(-wə)l
kän-,
-ˈtraksh-wəl
: of, relating to, or being a contract
contractual agreements
contractually
adverb
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Legal Definition
contractual
adjective
con·trac·tu·al
kən-ˈtrak-chə-wəl
: of, relating to, or constituting a contract
a contractual agreement
contractually
adverb
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