con·di·tion 1 n
1: an uncertain future act or event whose occurrence or nonoccurrence determines the rights or obligations of a party under a legal instrument and esp. a contract; also: a clause in the instrument describing the act or event and its effect
concurrent condition: a condition that is to be fulfilled by one party at the same time that a mutual condition is to be fulfilled by another party
condition implied in law: constructive condition in this entry
condition precedent /-pri-'sēd-ənt, -'pre-sə-dənt/: a condition that must be fulfilled before performance under a contract can become due, an estate can vest, or a right can become effective
condition subsequent: a condition whose fulfillment defeats or modifies an estate or right already in effect or vested or discharges an already existing duty under a contract
constructive condition: a condition created by operation of law – called also condition implied in law; compare express condition in this entry
express condition: a condition created and explicitly stated by the parties to a contract compare constructive condition in this entry
potestative condition /'pō-tes-ˌtā-tiv/ in the civil law of louisiana: a condition whose fulfillment was completely within the power of the obligated party
◇ article 1770 of the louisiana civil code eliminates the term potestative condition, stating that suspensive conditions which depend on the whim of the obligated party make the obligation null, and that resolutory conditions which depend on the will of the obligated party must be fulfilled in good faith.
resolutory condition /ˌre-zə-'lü-tə-rē-, ri-'zäl-yu̇-ˌtōr-ē-/ in the civil law of louisiana: a condition that upon fulfillment terminates an already enforceable obligation and entitles the parties to be restored to their original positions see also potestative condition in this entry
suspensive condition in the civil law of louisiana: a condition which must be fulfilled before an obligation is enforceable see also potestative condition in this entry
2: a state of being
a latent defective condition
3: one of the rights or obligations of the policyholder or the insurer set forth in an insurance policy
conditional adj
conditionally adv
condition 2 vt conditioned, conditioning: to make subject to conditions
the sale...was orally conditioned upon approval of the patent — j. d. calamari and j. m. perillo
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.