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To begin with, the contract must actually be brought into lawful and legal existence. These begin with mutual, communicated assent to the terms of the purported contract, and an exchange constituting consideration or some kind of legally-acceptable substitute for consideration. A finding of a legal existence of a contract can cause potential liabilities to attach, otherwise the transaction may only amount to an exchange of unenforceable promises.

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