"contract system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contract systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} contract system (plural contract systems)
  1. A system for managing contracts. Translations (system for managing contracts): sopimusjärjestelmä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-contract_system-en-noun-Wl~AQA9U Disambiguation of 'system for managing contracts': 96 4
  2. (law enforcement) The system of selling the labor of convicts to a contractor, who provides the necessary materials and supervises the work in the premises of the prison. Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-contract_system-en-noun-zX6iid9Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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