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covenant collapse: (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; enter into a covenant or formal agreement; "They covenanted with Judas for 30 pieces of silver"; "The nations covenanted to fight terrorism around the world"; enter into a covenant

parchment collapse: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

advocate collapse: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea; a lawyer who pleads cases in court

scrip collapse: a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

resident collapse: someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there; living in a particular place; "resident aliens"

cause collapse: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"; give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

lease collapse: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment; property that is leased or rented out or let; the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect; engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am leasing my country estate to some foreigners"

fiefdom collapse: an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group; the domain controlled by a feudal lord

executor collapse: a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

registered collapse: (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc; listed or recorded officially; "record is made of `registered mail' at each point on its route to assure safe delivery"; "registered bonds"; (of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book; "a registered Percheron"

stipulation collapse: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement; (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record; "a stipulation of fact was made in order to avoid delay"

document collapse: anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks; writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature); a written account of ownership or obligation; support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"; record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"

legislative collapse: of or relating to or created by legislation; "legislative proposal"; relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; "legislative council"

permissible collapse: that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"; that may be accepted or conceded; "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"

licit collapse: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love"

juridical collapse: of or relating to the law or jurisprudence; "juridical days"

architect collapse: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

law collapse: the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"; a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society; a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics"; legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"; the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

transaction collapse: the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

statutory collapse: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"; relating to or created by statutes; "statutory matters"; "statutory law"

disqualification collapse: the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; unfitness that bars you from participation

tenure collapse: the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands; the term during which some position is held; give life-time employment to; "She was tenured after she published her book"

protocol collapse: code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

freehold collapse: tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life; an estate held in fee simple or for life

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