indenture
Other forms: indentured; indentures; indenturing
An indenture is a formal legal agreement. Many earned passage to the British colonies by indenturing, or selling, themselves to a master for a period of seven years–-they were called indentured laborers.
Indenture can describe what you owe to someone else. If you promised your friend you would take her shopping for a prom dress, you might fulfill your indenture over the course of three trips to the mall. A detention is an indenture of a kind––for your crime, you owe time.
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formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debttype of:written agreementa legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
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a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified termtype of:contracta binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
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bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant
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a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)synonyms: indentationtypes:notcha V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surfacenotcha V-shaped indentationclefta split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)serrationa single notch in a row of notchesthumb indexone of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sectionsundercuta notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its falltype of:
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the space left between the margin and the start of an indented linesynonyms: indent, indentation, indention
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The Colonies–Reconstruction (1600s–1877)
In 1776, Isabel is enslaved by British loyalists. When she begins to work as a spy for American revolutionaries, she discovers that neither side is interested in her freedom—and decides to do something about it.