THE CONCEPT AND DEFINITION OF A COMMUTATIVE CONTRACT IN THE LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES Suslikov Vladimir Nikolaevich, Dr of Law, professor. <...> Email: svn60@mail.ru Annotation: The paper contains a comparative-legal analysis of a commutative contract in the legal systems of the Russian Federation and foreign countries. <...> The discussion touches upon the criteria of the compensatory nature of the contract and offers an original definition of a commutative contract. <...> В статье проводится сравнительно-правовой анализ возмездного договора в Российской правовой системе и в зарубежных странах. <...>