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Indenture vs Agrement - What's the difference?

indenture | agrement |

As nouns the difference between indenture and agrement

is that indenture is (legal) a contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice) while agrement is agreement; accord.

As a verb indenture

is to bind a person under such a contract.

indenture

English

(wikipedia indenture)

Alternative forms

* endenture

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
  • (legal) A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract.
  • An indentation.

    • Verb

    (indentur)
  • To bind a person under such a contract.
  • To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow.
    • Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.

    Derived terms

    * indenturedness *indentured servant * indentureship

    References

    * (EtymOnLine)

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    agrement

    Not English

    Agrement has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

    English words similar to 'agrement':

    accrument, agreement, achromat