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-Ologies and -Isms | 1986 | Copyright

4. Agreement

analogy: an agreement or correspondence in particular features between things otherwise dissimilar; in literature, the basis for metaphor and simile. —analogie, analogical, adj.
arbiter: one chosen to settle a controversy; an umpire or arbitrator.
arbitratrix, arbitress: a female arbiter.
armistice: a temporary cessation of hostilities, by agreement between the belligerents, prior to the negotiation or signing of a peace treaty.
comity: amity.
conciliation: the process of conciliating or bringing to agreement. —conciliator, n.
congruence: a correspondence in physical structure or thought; harmony. Also congruity . —congruent, adj.
consilience: the process of concurring or agreeing. See also 73. CHANCE .
consonance, consonancy: agreement, consistency.
dialogue: a frank exchange of ideas, spoken or written, for the purpose of meeting in harmony.
equipollence, equipollency: equalness of force, validity, etc. See also 250. LOGIC . —equipollent, adj.
indentureship: 1. the state or period of being indentured or apprenticed; apprenticeship.; 2. the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony.
negotiation: the act or process of conferring or discussing to reach agreement in matters of business or state. See also 398. TRADE . —negotiant, negotiator, negotriatrix, n.
similarity: a point, feature, or detail in which two items are alike.

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Agreement

West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

AGREEMENT

A meeting of minds with the understanding and acceptance of reciprocal legal rights and duties as to particular actions or obligations, which the parties intend to exchange; a mutual assent to do or refrain from doing something; a contract.

The writing or document that records the meeting of the minds of the parties. An oral compact between two parties who join together for a common purpose intending to change their rights and duties.

An agreement is not always synonymous with a contract because it might lack an essential element of a contract, such as consideration.

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agreement

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

a·gree·ment / əˈgrēmənt/ • n. harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling; a position or result of agreeing: the governments failed to reach agreement the two officers nodded in agreement. ∎ a negotiated and typically legally binding arrangement between parties as to a course of action: a trade agreement. ∎ the absence of incompatibility between two things; consistency. ∎ Gram. the condition of having the same number, gender, case, or person.

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agreement

A Dictionary of Sociology | 1998 | | Copyright

agreement, method of See MILL, JOHN STUART.

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AGREEMENT

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | | Copyright

AGREEMENT. See CONCORD.

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