“main purpose”

We have one entry that includes the term main purpose.

main purpose rule

noun

: a doctrine in contract law: a promise to pay the debt of another need not be in writing to be enforceable if the promisor was motivated by a desire for advantage or benefit compare statute of frauds sense 1


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