contractually

/kənˈtræktjuəli/ adverb LAW

Definition

› according to what is stated in a contract: She was contractually entitled to €500,000. We are only asking people to do what they are contractually obliged to do.

(Definition of contractually adverb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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