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social contract
Medical practice The implied understanding between physician and Pt that the former provides the best possible care in a truthful and timely fashion, in exchange for the latter's trust. See Doctor-patient relationship.
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Langbein, The Contractarian Basis of the Law of Trusts, 105 YALE L.
Unconscionability in the law of trusts by Horton, David / Notre Dame Law Review
5) The fundamental theory of political legitimacy in the United States is contractarian, which implies originalist interpretation by the judicial branch.
Pragmatism's role in interpretation by Easterbrook, Frank H. / Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy
The exaggerated representation of Andrew coveting Minty in the name of freedom self-consciously resonates with contemporary feminist critiques of the function of marriage in slave narratives, such as Carla Kaplan's claim that [i]t is marriage, after all, that engenders contractarian individuality.
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