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battle of the forms

n.

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The contest over whose standard terms govern when offer and acceptance are exchanged on conflicting pre-printed documents.

In this battle of the forms, the seller's terms prevail as the last shot fired before performance.

Similar: last shot doctrine

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

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