Agreement

Agreement
Agreement A*gree"ment, n. [Cf. F. agr['e]ment.] 1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. [1913 Webster]

What agreement hath the temple of God with idols ? --2 Cor. vi. 16. [1913 Webster]

Expansion and duration have this further agreement. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

2. (Gram.) Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person. [1913 Webster]

3. (Law) (a) A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract. (b) The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises. --Abbott. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation. [1913 Webster]


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