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Noun: aleatory contract
  1. A contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
    "Insurance policies are often considered aleatory contracts"

Derived forms: aleatory contracts

Type of: contract

Encyclopedia: Aleatory contract