ex contractu UK /ɛks kənˈtɹækt(j)uː/US /ɛks kənˈtɹæktu/adjective 1adverb 1 adjective[after a noun]1 •Of a legal obligation: arising from a contractual relationship.Obligations quasi ex contractu are those, for the most part, for which a liability is implicit in a relation and is imposed by law, though not created or undertaken by any direct act of the obligor. — 1936 adverb[after a noun]1 •From a contractual relationship.
