article

An article is a legal rule that can be set out under a statute , a code , or a paragraph in a legal document. Articles usually refer to matters that have been agreed upon by the supervising authority. For example, in contracts , an article under the UCC can set out a list of contractual obligations between parties. It can regulate the parties' conduct, duties, expectations, measure of damages in breach cases, and how to resolve conflicts. Under the Constitution of the United States , there are seven articles which describe the way the government is structured and how it operates. These articles establish the relationship of the states in rapport to the Federal Government and hold that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

[Last reviewed in November of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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• CIVICS
• the Constitution
• COMMERCE
• corporations
• wex definitions
• government