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Consideration

The inducement to a contract The cause, motive, price, or impelling Influence which induces a contracting party to enter into a contract The reason or material cause of a contract. Insurance Co. v. Raddin, 120 U. S. 183, 7 Sup. Ct 500, 30 L. Ed. 644; Eastman v,. Miller, 113 Iowa, 404, 85 N. W. 635; SL Mark’s Church v. Teed, 120 N. Y. 583, 24 N. E. 1014; Fertilizer Co. v. Duuan, 91 Md. 144, 46 Atl

Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)