Promise- Section 2(b) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines a promise as: 'when the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent thereto, the proposal becomes an accepted proposal. A proposal when accepted, becomes a promise'.
Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. Contract law is generally governed by state common law, and while general overall contract law is common throughout the country, some specific court interpretations of a particular element of the contract may vary between the states.
The promise theory views the origin of contract in the making of a promise. 12 This means that it views the creation of contracts as arising, in an important part, from the voluntary acts of promisors rather than from third parties like the State.
Contracts. Chapter 301. Contracts—Formation, Interpretation, and Enforceability. WPI 301.02 Promise Defined. A promise is an expression that justifies the person to whom it is made in reasonably believing that a commitment has been made that something specific will happen or not happen in the future.
Theories of contract law fall into three basic categories: formalist, interpretive, and normative.
In so far as the proposal or acceptance of any promise is made in words, the promise is said to be express. In so far as such proposal or acceptance is made otherwise than in words, the promise is said to be implied.