I love language and I love the law. That’s why I have always found it so interesting to study and analyze the language of contracts.
In this blog post I decided to gather some of the prepositional phrases most frequently used in contracts. I made it to 100!
If you can think of more and would like to share, please feel free to comment below!
1. | to enter INTO a contract |
2. | to act ON behalf OF |
3. | IN the name OF |
4. | IN the name, place and stead OF |
5. | IN lieu OF |
6. | IN consideration OF |
7. | FOR valuable consideration |
8. | IN witness whereof |
9. | to give notice TO the parties |
10. | the parties TO the contract |
11. | BY virtue OF |
12. | UNDER the contract |
13. | IN compliance WITH |
14. | IN conformity WITH |
15. | IN accordance WITH |
16. | pursuant TO |
17. | according TO |
18. | performance OF obligations |
19. | referred TO as |
20. | IN good standing |
21. | binding UPON the parties |
22. | IN writing |
23. | BY written agreement |
24. | evidence OF an agreement |
25. | changes or modifications TO a contract |
26. | BY and BETWEEN the parties |
27. | IN court or IN a court of law |
28. | TITLE to property |
29. | an interest IN land |
30. | entitled TO |
31. | empowered TO |
32. | assignment OF rights |
33. | representations BY the parties |
34. | construction OF terms |
35. | ON this date |
36. | IN case OF |
37. | IN the event OF |
38. | known TO the parties |
39. | TO the best OF my knowledge |
40. | signed BY the parties |
41. | represented BY an agent |
42. | provisions OF this Agreement |
43. | dependent UPON |
44. | FOR participation IN |
45. | BY any appropriate means |
46. | including, but not limited TO |
47. | including WITHOUT limitation |
48. | IN the enjoyment OF |
49. | FOR a period OF |
50. | be responsible FOR damages caused TO property |
51. | to be liable TO someone FOR something |
52. | to be answerable TO someone FOR something |
53. | resulting FROM |
54. | as a consequence OF |
55. | WITH respect TO; related or relating TO |
56. | WITH reference TO |
57. | as stipulated IN section |
58. | warranty OF fitness FOR a particular purpose |
59. | warranty OF merchantability |
60. | IN no event |
61. | UNDER no/any circumstances |
62. | IN the year |
63. | executed IN multiple counterparts |
64. | copy OF the signature page |
65. | secured BY mail |
66. | sent TO each signatory |
67. | understanding BETWEEN the parties |
68. | IN connection WITH this agreement |
69. | prior TO the date hereOF |
70. | attached hereTO |
71. | made a part hereOF |
72. | the subject-matter OF this agreement |
73. | the term OF this agreement |
74. | applicable TO |
75. | governed BY the laws of |
76. | TO the maximum extent possible |
77. | the intent OF the parties |
78. | the remainder OF |
79. | IN a manner that |
80. | FOR identification purposes |
81. | use reasonable care IN doing something |
82. | done WITH reasonable care |
83. | TO the benefit OF |
84. | waiver OF a term |
85. | IN breach OF |