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promisor
[ prom-uh-sawr, prom-uh-sawr ]
promisor
/ ˌprɒmɪˈsɔː; ˈprɒmɪˌsɔː /
noun
- contract law a person who makes a promise Compare promisee
Example Sentences
This was the party, after all, that saw the future in former Alaska governor Sarah Palin — she of the red-heeled tundra, sparkler of fantasies and promisor of all that is ordinary.
On the contrary, if the promise is part of an onerous contract, the promisor is bound in justice and the promisee obtains a strict right.
We do not give effect to promises on the basis of the will of the promisor, although our courts of equity have shown some tendency to move in that direction.
This something given by the promisee and accepted by the promisor in return for his undertaking is what we now call the consideration for the promise.
Failing in this redemption, the promisor is declared bankrupt, and beyond the pale of reputable business society.
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