written agreement

/ˌrɪtn əˌgrimənt/

Other forms: written agreements

Definitions of written agreement

1. noun

   a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
   examples:

   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

   types:

   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

   adhesion contract, contract of adhesion

   a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power

   aleatory contract

   a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)

   bilateral contract

   a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)

   charter

   a contract to hire or lease transportation

   conditional contract

   a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations

   cost-plus contract

   a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

   gambling contract

   a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions

   lease

   a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

   marriage contract, marriage settlement

   a prenuptial agreement or contract

   output contract

   a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it

   insurance, insurance policy, policy

   written contract or certificate of insurance

   purchase agreement, purchase contract

   a contract stating the terms of a purchase

   quasi contract

   a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent

   requirements contract

   a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party

   contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract

   a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached

   service contract

   a contract for maintenance services

   severable contract

   a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument

   subcontract

   a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

   partnership

   a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses

   articles of agreement, shipping articles

   a contract between crew and captain of a ship

   concession, grant

   a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

   collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract

   contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions

   employment agreement, employment contract

   contract between employer and employee

   distribution agreement

   a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise

   licensing agreement

   contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark

   acquisition agreement, merger agreement

   contract governing the merger of two or more companies

   contract of hazard, sale in gross

   a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage

   indenture

   a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term

   debt

   an obligation to pay or do something

   alliance

   a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

   commercial treaty

   a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

   pacification, peace, peace treaty

   a treaty to cease hostilities

   convention

   (diplomacy) an international agreement

   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