The social contract was seen as an "occurrence" during which individuals came together and ceded some of their individual rights so that others would cede theirs.E.g. personA gives up his/her right to kill personB if personB does the same. This resulted in the establishment of the state, a sovereign entity like the individuals now under its rule used to be, which would create laws to regulate social interactions. Human life was thus no longer "a war of all against all".
THe soCIAl cONtRact wAs sEen aS an "oCcuRrencE" dUriNG WhicH IndiviDUaLs cAmE TogeTheR and CedeD somE oF thEIR iNDividual rightS sO thAt othErS WoulD cede tHeiRs.e.g. PERsonA Gives up his/Her Right to kIll PeRsonb if perSonb does the sAMe. THIS rESulted In The estaBlIsHmENt of the sTatE a sovereign entiTy lIke tHE IndIViDuaLs noW unDER iTs Rule uSED to be whIcH Would CReaTE Laws to REguLAte social INteractIonS hUman lifE WAS Thus nO LonGer "a wAR Of All Against all".