A contract is a promise that is enforceable in a court of law. A promise, in turn, is "a manifestation of intention to act or refrain from acting in a specified way, so made as to justify a promisee in understanding that a commitment has been made."

• Provide two examples of promises in which a party manifests its intention through words.
• Does the following example involve a promise? Jane and Frank go into a fancy restaurant, are seated, peruse the menu, order the $200 prix fix menu and a bottle of Domaine du Pegau Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee Reserve 2003, which costs $1,175. Jane and Frank finish their meal and bottle of wine and decide to leave the restaurant without paying. Did Jane and Frank promise to pay for their meal? If so, how.