From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Conditions of employment, Business managementcontractualcon‧trac‧tu‧al /kənˈtræktʃuəl/ adjective [only before noun]BECBBBagreed in a contract
Tutors have a contractual obligation to research and publish. —contractually adverbExamples from the Corpuscontractual• The natural-entity theory had severaladvantagescompared with the contractual and the fiction/concessionmodels of the company.• The nature of the contract, contractual and tortious liabilities and the use of exclusionclauses will be considered.• Carney has a contractualcommitment to write two new books in the next four years.• Whether the transaction is to be categorised as a sale or exchange is a question of contractualintention.• At that point, stars and studios fulfill their initialcontractualobligation and are free to negotiate with other parties.• Similarly, a requirement that the expertobserve the rules of naturaljustice could be made a contractual obligation.• The second theory of the nature of the company is the contractual one.• As it is, the company can not in any case be accounted for as a wholly contractualphenomenon.• Most people's savings are contractual, through pensionfunds and life assurers.contractual obligation• All across the country I foundpromoters who were not willing to meet their contractual obligations.• Can an employeehandbookserve as a basis for contractual obligation?• Similarly, a requirement that the expert observe the rules of natural justice could be made a contractual obligation.• At that point, stars and studios fulfill their initial contractual obligation and are free to negotiate with other parties.• In Washington, for example, a teacher was discharged from his contractual obligation because of his deterioratingeyesight.• Liability for contractual obligations is joint.• A contractual obligation, such as an exchange rule gives rise on the face of it to strict liability.From Longman Business Dictionarycontractualcon‧trac‧tu‧al /kənˈtræktʃuəl/ adjectiveLAWrelating to a contract or agreed in a contractUncertainty can be reduced by strict contractual agreements.a contractual disputecontractual obligations (=things a contract says you must do)
