LEGAL WORD
Smart contract
Legal term · Technology law
Smart contract
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Technology law
1 What it means
Computer code that automatically executes terms when conditions are met, often on a blockchain.
2 Use it in a sentence
Whether a smart contract is legally enforceable depends on contract law.
3 Make it stick
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