COVENANT

Covenant

A covenant, in its most general sense and historical sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action. Under historical English common law a covenant was distinguished from an ordinary contract by the presence of a seal. Because the presence of a seal indicated an unusual solemnity in the promises made in a covenant, the common law would enforce a covenant even in the absence of consideration. In United States contract law, an implied covenant of good faith is presumed.

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covenant

Noun

  1. An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
  2. A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
  3. A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
  4. An incidental clause in an agreement.

Verb

  1. to enter into, or promise something by, a covenant
  2. To enter a formal agreement.
  3. To bind oneself in contract.
  4. To make a stipulation.


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