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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or having the nature of a contract.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Arising from a contract or agreement; consisting in or of the nature of a contract: as, a contractual liability.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to a
contract
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or part of a binding legal agreement
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Examples
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This was more than an unfortunate and lapse in contractual supervision of the sort that can cost the U.S. government a billion dollars or so.
David Isenberg: Admiral Bob's Global Security: The Future of PSC? David Isenberg 2010
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The Obama administration is currently seeking all legal means to prevent AIG from using federal bailout money to pay $165 million in contractual bonuses to its executives.
Is the AIG Bonus Scandal a Mere Distraction? : Law is Cool 2009
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If the production is attached to a box-office name: major playwright or composer or director or actor, any or all of these folks might have what is called "contractual approval."
The New York Public Library: Artists as Critics The New York Public Library 2011
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Mr. Levin's early research was on the nature of long-term contractual relationships, such as those between employees and employers.
Stanford's Jonathan Levin Wins John Bates Clark Medal Justin Lahart 2011
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And it can be found in bigger tribes and groups of people: businesses may have long-term contractual obligations with each other; governments make treaties with one another; and so on and so forth.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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This was more than an unfortunate and lapse in contractual supervision of the sort that can cost the U.S. government a billion dollars or so.
David Isenberg: Admiral Bob's Global Security: The Future of PSC? David Isenberg 2010
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There is a difference between being a short term contractual amateur and a full time disciplined agent of a hostile foreign power, although in part that reflects the privatized vs. state orientation of the two countries.
John McAuliff: Alan Gross and the Cuban Five John McAuliff 2010
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There is a difference between being a short term contractual amateur and a full time disciplined agent of a hostile foreign power, although in part that reflects the privatized vs. state orientation of the two countries.
John McAuliff: Alan Gross and the Cuban Five John McAuliff 2010
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But, What step has the government of Orissa taken for the employee who are in contractual basis.
Fitment Committee prepares final report, Pay Hike likely in December 2008
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There is a difference between being a short term contractual amateur and a full time disciplined agent of a hostile foreign power, although in part that reflects the privatized vs. state orientation of the two countries.
John McAuliff: Alan Gross and the Cuban Five John McAuliff 2010
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