A*gree"ment (&?;), n.
[Cf. F. agrément.]
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.
What agreement hath the temple of
God with idols ?
2 Cor. vi. 16.
Expansion and duration have this further agreement.
Locke.
2. (Gram.) Concord or correspondence of one word with
another in gender, number, case, or person.
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.
Syn. -- Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.
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