contract obligation

基本解释

There is causality between the violating pre-contract obligation and the other party's lost.
对方受到的损害与违反先合同义务的行为之间存在因果关系。
One party that fails to perform its pre-contract obligation is to bear corresponding delinquent liability, and the injured party is entitled to seek legal aid.
当事人未按照合同约定履行自己应尽的合同义务，则要承担相应的违约责任，受害方当事人则有权寻求法律救济。
The pre-contract obligation exists in an invitation to be offered, for an invitation to be offered may infringe upon other peoples legitimate rights and interests.
要约邀请阶段存在先合同义务，源于要约邀请可能侵害他人的合法权益。

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