contractual

[kuhn-trak-choo-uhl] / kənˈtræk tʃu əl /

ADJECTIVE

legal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

WEAK

acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

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Legal scholars have debated whether surrogates should pay legal damages if they fail to honor a contractual abortion provision, surrender payments remaining on the contract, or even pay back money they already received.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Alphabet’s purchase commitments and contractual obligations have exploded and stood at $811 billion as of June 30.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Steve Buck joined the company in April 2025 but it is understood the seven-figure payment was not made until last month after the company had taken legal advice over its contractual obligations.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Hugging Face had no contractual relationship with OpenAI and therefore little leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Of course I’m not. But I have to pretend. Social contractual obligations and whatnot.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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