English > written agreement: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A legal document summarizing the agreement between parties. |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Instances | Articles of Confederation | A written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states |
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| Narrower | contract | A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
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| covenant, compact, concordat | A signed written agreement between two or more parties / parties / parties (nations) to perform some action |
| escrow | A written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition |
| indenture | formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt |
| obligation | A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply |
| submission | A legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter |
| treaty, pact, accord | A written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
| Broader | agreement, understanding | The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises |
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| legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| Spanish | acuerdo escrito |
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| Catalan | acord escrit |
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