Both Uses of
contract
in
War and Peace
- His heart contracted and the blood rushed to his face.†
Chpt 2 *
- Nicholas was allowed no respite and no peace, and those who had seemed to pity the old man—the cause of their losses (if they were losses)—now remorselessly pursued the young heir who had voluntarily undertaken the debts and was obviously not guilty of contracting them.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(contract as in: legal contract) an agreement - typically written and enforceable by law