contract-law
Why do contracts sometimes have strange capitilization?
<p>I've seen contracts where unusual words have their first letter in upper case. What does this happen? For example instead of "tenant" it says "Tenant" or contract" it's "Contract".</p>

<p>In general, it means the word has a special meaning in the context of the contract, often as a shorthand for a more complex term.  For example, from the <a href="http://stackexchange.com/legal">Stack Exchange terms of service</a></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The Stack Exchange Network (the "Network") is a set of related Internet sites and other applications for questions and answers, owned and operated by Stack Exchange Inc. ("Stack Exchange"), a Delaware corporation.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This means that anywhere in the ToS where you see "Network" with a capital "N", it means "the set of related Internet sites and other applications for questions and answers, owned and operated by Stack Exchange Inc., a Delaware corporation" -- but it's much easier to simply say "Network".</p>

<p>You'll find the meanings of these words defined somewhere in the contract, usually in a section labeled "Definitions".  If they're not defined, they don't have any special meaning.</p>
