Contract Law

Ratification

/ rat-ih-fih-KAY-shun /

Definition

Approval and acceptance of a previously unauthorized act.

Used in Context

“Ratification of the agent\'s contract bound the principal.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: ratum facere, to make firm

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