provision
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5.6
- noun
- /prəˈvɪʒən/
- Formal
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disposición
- For several years, that group has argued against provisions for the equal treatment of men and women.
- provisions of the law
- statutory provisions
- constitutional provisions
I think a lot of good provisions have been put into place to stop this.
- I think a lot of good provisions have been put into place to stop this.
- Tell me specifically, just give me a list of the provisions that you objected.
- Nevertheless, the United States, they are implementing these provisions under their national laws.
- Now there is no provision anywhere under that Act.
- They knocked out a long term care provision.
- First, the law can substitute the provision that comes closest to what the parties contracted for.
- Now you're asking us to read new terms into this provision.
- It's there have been special agricultural visa provisions.
- Call it the hybrid system conscription, but with a buyout provision.
- The HDMI spec actually does not include any variable refresh rate provisions.
- President Trump put in a lot of anti trade provisions and particularly a large tariff on Chinese goods.
- So Florida has what's referred to as the clean hands provision.
- So, you know, in the IRA, Democrats put in, you know, pharmaceutical pricing, you know, provisions in it to save money.
- It is, it is the arm that settles disputes and to interpret the provisions of the United Nations conventional law of disease.
- First regarding foreign aid, he said, quote, the negotiated foreign aid provisions would not benefit by opening that part of the bill up.
Examples
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Maybe not in the U.S., but the choice of law provision mandates that Bahamian law governs all disputes.
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Each of the countries has provisions shifting power from the shareholders to the court.
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Now there is no provision anywhere under that Act.
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Keep these two provisions in mind as we explore this case.
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Susan, you know there was no provision in the will.
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So in immigration law, there is a provision known as parole.
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Issues of contract interpretation can always be resolved by an explicit provision in the parties' agreement.
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I worked with the tribe on trying to change their constitution to remove these provisions because there is no federal requirement for them.
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I've made some provisions in my will for some charities.
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The legal agreement included a provision that all disputes would be resolved through mediation.
Synonyms
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3.3
A condition or rule in an agreement that people must follow
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3.4
A separate section of a legal document like a contract
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5.3
A separate part of a contract or law that gives a rule people must follow
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6.6
A condition in an agreement that someone must follow
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8.4
A condition written in a legal document that limits or allows something
The conditions for a deal, especially how and when you pay
Compounds
- Jargon
A rule a company uses to stop a takeover by making itself less attractive to other companies
How Disruptive
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Morphology
Etymology
Provision as a rule in a contract comes from the same Latin parts pro- 'before' and videre 'to see'. It originally meant 'something provided' in a document, so a legal provision is a condition put into an agreement to plan for the future.