written agreement

1. A legal document summarizing the agreement between parties (synset 106784454)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of:

   • instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
   • agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
   subtypes:

   • contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
   • submission - a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
   • compact, concordat, covenant - a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
   • 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
   • accord, pact, treaty - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
   • 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
   specific instances: articles of confederation - a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens

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