freedom of contract

Meanings

nounfreedom of contract (uncountable)

uncountableThe right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference.
Synonyms: contractual freedom

nounThe right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference.

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Chinese Mandarin 契約自由原則 /契约自由原则

契約自由原則 /契约自由原则 (qìyuē zìyóu yuánzé)freedom of individuals to bargain among themselves

Danish aftalfrihed

Finnish sopimusvapaus

French liberté contractuelle

German Vertragsfreiheit

Hungarian a szerződéskötés szabadsága, szerződéskötési szabadság

Russian автономия воли

автономия воли (avtonomija voli)freedom of individuals to bargain among themselves

Spanish libertad contractual

Swedish avtalsfrihet

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