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[RedRose]

What's the difference between Adequate consideration and Sufficient consideration in contract law?

Thanks, teachers

[dragn]

Take a look at this...it seems fairly clear to me (someone who is an English teacher and not a lawyer):

http://www.justanswer.com/questions/prel-defy-legal-sufficient

To an English teacher, adequate and sufficient are synonyms; apparently they are not to a lawyer...which is who you need to ask.

Greg

[RedRose]

Thanks, Dragn, it's a good answer.

Now I know from the website you provided, sufficient is something related to legal issue, but adequate refers to amount