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agreement

n. an arrangement between two or more people, countries etc; contract

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appendix

n. additional or supplementary material at end of contract, book etc

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arbitration

n. settlement of a dispute by a person chosen by both parties - to arbitrate v.

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article

n. a particular statement or stipulation in a contract etc; clause

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clause

n. a particular statement or stipulation in a contract etc; article

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condition

n. anything necessary before the performance of something else

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force majeure

n. superior, power; unforeseeable event excusing one party from fulfilling contract

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fulfil

v: to satisfy a condition; to complete the required task; to fulfill^US

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herein

adv: in here; in this (document etc)

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hereinafter

adv: in the following part (of this document etc)

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hereto

adv: to this (document etc) [eg: attached hereto]

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heretofore

adv: up until now; until the present; before this

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in behalf of

in the interests of (person etc); for (person etc); on behalf of^UK

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null and void

invalid; without legal force; not binding

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on the one hand

on one side - on the other hand on the other side

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party

n. the person or persons forming one side of an agreement

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stipulate

v. to specify as an essential condition - stipulation n.

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terms

n. conditions or stipulations

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warrant

v. to give formal assurance; to guarantee

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whereas

conj: it being the case that; in view of the fact that [in introduction to contracts]