sanctity of contract
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsanctityandcontract
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sanctity
noun
uk/ˈsæŋk.tə.ti/us/ˈsæŋk.tə.t̬i/
the quality of being very important and ...
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contract
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.trækt/us/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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(Definition ofsanctityandcontractfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The party opposite is more interested in the sanctity of property than thesanctityofcontract.
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The argument most strongly advanced against leasehold enfranchisement is that based onsanctityofcontract.
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There is also the question of thesanctityofcontract, which is not one of those immutable scientific laws.
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The other matter is the invasion of thesanctityofcontract.
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This naturally brings into question the whole idea of thesanctityofcontract.
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He talks about thesanctityofcontract, and so on.
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There has been a lot of discussion this afternoon about thesanctityofcontract.
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To me, therefore, the question ofsanctityofcontractdoes not hold good.
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The question of intervention in contract and thesanctityofcontractis a very important issue.
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That breach of thesanctityofcontractis important.
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I shall avoid reference to preserving thesanctityofcontract.
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He also spoke about thesanctityofcontract.
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It is a primary point that creditor nations should get in touch with debtors, becausesanctityofcontractis a very vital matter.
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We from this side in regard to these matters have never desired to interfere with thesanctityofcontract.
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Of course there is asanctityofcontract; but if the contract is in itself unholy, there is no sanctity about it.
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Apparently the tendency in many quarters is to lean rather to thesanctityofcontract.
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Sanctityofcontractis something which one can understand in law, but in real life one has to look at the contract that is made.
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Sanctityofcontract; and without that you cannot carry on anything.
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I said that the fundamental difference between us was the approach to thesanctityofcontract.
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After all, it is desirable to maintain, so far as possible and reasonable, thesanctityofcontract.
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