contract of engagement
11engagement — /en gayj meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of engaging or the state of being engaged. 2. an appointment or arrangement: a business engagement. 3. betrothal: They announced their engagement. 4. a pledge; an obligation or agreement: All his time seems to be… …
12engagement — noun 1) they broke off their engagement Syn: marriage contract; dated betrothal; archaic espousal 2) a social engagement Syn: appointment, meeting, arrangement, commitment; date, assignation, rendezvous; literary tryst 3) …
13engagement — A contract or agreement characterized by exchange of mutual promises; e.g. engagement to marry …
14engagement — A contract or agreement characterized by exchange of mutual promises; e.g. engagement to marry …
15engagement — n. 1. Promise, stipulation, assurance, contract, pledge, obligation. 2. Plighting, betrothal, betrothment, affiancing. 3. Employment, occupation, business, calling, vocation, avocation. 4. Battle, conflict, combat, contest, action, fight,… …
16contract — n 1. compact, covenant, concordat, convention, pact, treaty, entente, alliance; settlement, arrangement, understanding, agreement, gentleman s agreement, deal, bargain, transaction; bond, indenture, commitment, obligation, Sl. hit, Sl. death… …
17engagement — n 1. promise, word, word of honor, parole, pledge, vow, oath; guarantee, warranty, compact, contract, covenant, treaty; obligation, commitment; deal, pact, bargain; agreement, arrangement, acknowledgment, stipulation. 2. betrothal, betrothment,… …
18engagement — An agreement; a contract; an agreement consisting of mutual promises to marry …
19engagement to marry — An agreement or contract to marry arising out of the mutual promises of the parties. 12 Am J2d Breach P §§ 2, 3 …
20Unilateral contract — Unilateral U ni*lat er*al, a. [Uni + lateral: cf. F. unilat[ e]ral.] 1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one sided. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow… …
