| contra | enter into a contractual arrangement |
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| contra | make smaller |
| contra | squeeze or press together |
| contra | engage by written agreement |
| contra | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
| contra | consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use |
| contra | that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts |
| contra | a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts) |
| contra | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
| contra | offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate |
| contra | refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use |
| contra | assign a job to someone outside one's own business |