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Covenant

A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement.

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Agreement 76% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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Pledge 76% connected

The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between…

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Plight 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.

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Understanding 76% connected

of Understand

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Commune 76% connected

To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.

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Communicate 76% connected

To share in common; to participate in.

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Confirm 76% connected

To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.

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Concordat 74% connected

A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

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Concordat 74% connected

A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

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Compact 92% connected

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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Concordat 92% connected

A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 78% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Actual damages noun · 78% connection

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Assumed name noun · 78% connection

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of inc…

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Attestant noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Attestator noun · 78% connection

(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature

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Cease and desist order noun · 78% connection

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity; "injunctions were forme…

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Civil wrong noun · 78% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Combination in restraint of trade noun · 78% connection

(law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to antitrust la…

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Comparative negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff

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Compensatory damages noun · 78% connection

(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensa…

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Concurrent negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately

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Constructive possession noun · 78% connection

(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it

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Contributory negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) behavior by the plaintiff that contributes to the harm resulting from the defendant's negligence; "in common law any degree of c…

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Criminal negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Criminal possession noun · 78% connection

(law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed…

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Culpable negligence noun · 78% connection

(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something w…

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Accord verb · 78% connection

An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Appoint verb · 78% connection

To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time an…

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Appointment noun · 78% connection

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appoint…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Arbitration noun · 78% connection

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Arrangement noun · 78% connection

Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have made an arrangement between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfac…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Bargain noun · 78% connection

An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.

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Caveat noun · 78% connection

A warning or proviso of specific stipulations.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Composition noun · 78% connection

Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Compounder noun · 78% connection

One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish, ends by compromises.

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Compromise noun · 78% connection

A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.

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Concert verb · 78% connection

Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; accordance in a scheme; harmony; simultaneo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: mutual, agreement, persons, parties, stipulations.
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Consensual verb · 78% connection

Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.

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