parol
- noun
- /ˈpɛrəl/
- Formal
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acuerdo verbal
- In a legal dispute, the judge ruled that the parol agreement was not valid without written consent.
Examples
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On the night of December 1, 1990 ... You beat a man to death with your bare hands ... which because of your profession ,,, and your workouts are considered ,,, to be a dangerous weapon in the state of California, You have been found guilty by a jury of your friends ,,, and you are sentenced to life imprisonment ,,, without the possibility of parol,
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"Try raising the "parol evidence rule" with a non-lawyer contract manager.
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Try raising the "parol evidence rule" with a non-lawyer contract manager.
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I got word Troy Abbott got his parol.
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Waldron's office is trying to extradite his parol.
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Stefan Parol
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The parol evidence rule is a substantive common law rule in contract cases that prevents a party to a written contract from presenting extrinsic evidence that contradicts or adds to the written terms of the contract that appears to be whole.
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The contract was clear, but the parties later disagreed about what had been said during their earlier parol discussions.
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During negotiations, they came to a parol understanding, but later decided to formalize the agreement in writing.
Synonyms
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People make a deal by speaking instead of writing
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An agreement spoken rather than written that is legally binding
Compounds
- Formal
A rule that stops people using spoken words to change a written contract in court
Surface Forms
Etymology
Parol comes from the old French word parole, which means 'word' or 'speech'. A parol is a spoken statement or promise, so it is a verbal agreement rather than a written one and can be harder to prove in court.