adhesion contract

noun

Meaning

A standard-form agreement drafted by one party with superior bargaining power, offered to the other party on a take-it-or-leave-it basis.

Examples

  • Most consumer credit card agreements are drafted as an adhesion contract.
  • The court scrutinized the adhesion contract to see if any clauses were unconscionably one-sided.

Synonyms: standard-form contract, boilerplate contract, take-it-or-leave-it contract