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| agreement |
a legal contract. [1/4 definitions] |
| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| annul |
to make (a legal action or contract) no longer valid under the law. |
| article |
a specific section in a document such as a contract or a constitution. [1/4 definitions] |
| charter |
a contract to hire a bus, airplane, or ship for the use of a group or a person. [1/4 definitions] |
| compact2 |
an agreement or contract between people or groups. |
| contract |
an agreement that is supported by the law. [3/6 definitions] |
| forfeit |
something demanded or given up as a penalty for not acting as required by law, contract, or rules. [2/3 definitions] |
| minor |
A minor is a person who has not reached the legal age of being an adult. The age of being an adult depends on the particular place that a person lives in. In most U.S. states, young people become adults, according to the law, when they become 18 years old, but the legal age for doing certain things might be higher. The legal age for signing a contract might be 21, for example. [1/3 definitions] |
| policy2 |
a written contract that contains the terms of an agreement between an insurance company and the person being insured. |
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