Definition
Latin term meaning 'contract' or 'agreement', used in formal legal and historical documents.
Etymology
Latin past participle of 'contrahere' (to draw together, to bind together), the root of the English 'contract'. This is the Latin nominative form preserved in legal usage.
Kelly Says
You'll see 'contractus' in old deeds and medieval documents—it's the direct Latin ancestor of 'contract', showing how Romans formalized business agreements 2,000 years ago.
Translations
ARالعربية
التقلص
al-taqlis
BNবাংলা
সংকোচন
song-ko-chon
CACatalà
contracturat
kon-trakt-ura-t
CSČeština
contractus
kon-trakt-us
DADansk
contractus
kon-trakt-us
DEDeutsch
Contractus
kon-trakt-us
ELΕλληνικά
συμπίεση
sim-pi-e-si
ESEspañol
contractus
kon-trakt-us
FAفارسی
کشیدگی
kesh-id-gi
FISuomi
contractus
kon-trakt-us
FRFrançais
contractus
kon-trakt-us
HIहिन्दी
संकुचन
san-ku-chan
HUMagyar
contractus
kon-trakt-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontraksi
kon-traksi
ITItaliano
contractus
kon-trakt-us
KKKK
жасырылған
ja-sy-ry-l-gan
MSBahasa Melayu
kontraksi
kon-traksi
NLNederlands
contractus
kon-trakt-us
NONorsk
contractus
kon-trakt-us
PLPolski
contractus
kon-trakt-us
PTPortuguês
contractus
kon-trakt-us
RORomână
contractus
kon-trakt-us
RUРусский
контракт
kon-trakt
SVSvenska
contractus
kon-trakt-us
SWKiswahili
kujicha
ku-ji-cha
TAதமிழ்
குறுக்கம்
ku-ru-kkam
TEతెలుగు
సంకోచం
san-ko-cham
TRTürkçe
contractus
kon-trakt-us
UKУкраїнська
контракт
kon-trakt
VITiếng Việt
co thắt
koh thaht