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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Unilateral \U`ni*lat"er*al\, a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F.
     unilat['e]ral.]
     1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a
        unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one
        side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement
        requiring future action only by one party.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Unilateral \U`ni*lat"er*al\, a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F.
     unilat['e]ral.]
     1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
  
     2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a
        unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one
        side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.
  
     Unilateral contract (Law), a contract or engagement
        requiring future action only by one party.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  unilateral contract
       n : a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain
           from doing) something in return for a performance (not a
           promise)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unilateral contract
     n.
     (lb en legal) An agreement in which an offeror's offer can be
  accepted only by the performance of an act by the offeree; a
  "promise for a performance".

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unilateral contract
     n.
     (lb en legal) An agreement in which an offeror's offer can be
  accepted only by the performance of an act by the offeree; a
  "promise for a performance".

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unilateral contract
     n.
     (lb en legal) An agreement in which an offeror's offer can be
  accepted only by the performance of an act by the offeree; a
  "promise for a performance".

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unilateral contract
     n.
     (lb en legal) An agreement in which an offeror's offer can be
  accepted only by the performance of an act by the offeree; a
  "promise for a performance".

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unilateral contract /jˌuːnɪlˈatəɹəl kˈɒntɹakt/
  einseitig verpflichtender Vertrag
   see: contract, contracts, basic contract, base contract, underlying contract, subsequent contract, model contract, fictitious contract, feigned contract, sham contract, express contract, executed contract, fictitious contract, informal contract, formal contract, deed, simple contract, reciprocal contract, synallagmatic contract, verbal contract, implied contract, executory contract, contract expires, be contracted, unsigned
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  UNILATERAL CONTRACT, civil law. When the party to whom an engagement is 
  made, makes no express agreement on his part, the contract is called 
  unilateral, even in cases where the law attaches certain obligations to his 
  acceptance. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 1758. Code Nap. 1103. A loan of money, and 
  a loan for use, are of this kind. Poth. Obl. part 1, c. 1, s. 1, art. 2; 
  Lee. Elemen. Sec. 781. 
  
  

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