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Condition Precedent. DEFINITION of 'Condition Precedent'. A legal term describing a condition or event that must come to pass before a specific contract is considered in effect or any obligations are expected of either party. There may also be condition precedents in the ongoing life of a contract, which simply state that if condition X occurs, event Y will then occur.
A condition precedent is a condition or an event that must happen before a contract is in effect. A condition precedent can also trigger what each person must do under a contract.f the condition precedent does not happen, there is no legal duty owed and the contract is no longer effective. The condition precedent clause can be written in any variety of ways. There is no one correct way to draft a condition precedent clause. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.