Legal Act
Tags: agreement, eenzijdig, legal act, meerzijdig, multi-sided, one-sided, overeenkomst, rechtshandeling.
A legal act is an act of fact particularly aimed at a specific legal consequence.
One-Sided or Multi-Sided
A distinction can be made between a unilateral legal act and a multilateral legal act. A unilateral legal act requires only one person to have legal effect. In a multilateral legal act, a legal effect is required of all persons involved.
Examples
An example of a unilateral legal act is the acceptance or rejection of an inheritance. An example of a multilateral legal act is an agreement.
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