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parol

parol

9.9
A spoken statement or agreement that is not written
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛrəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : acuerdo verbal
  • In a legal dispute, the judge ruled that the parol agreement was not valid without written consent.

Examples

  • 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,

  • "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.

  • Waldron's office is trying to extradite his parol.

  • 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.

  • During negotiations, they came to a parol understanding, but later decided to formalize the agreement in writing.

Synonyms

3 3.4

People make a deal by speaking instead of writing

is a spoken statement or agreement especially in legal contexts rather than general use
oral contract
vsparol
  • Specialized
2 4.2

An agreement spoken rather than written that is legally binding

is a spoken statement or agreement used in legal settings but not always binding

Compounds

9.9

A rule that stops people using spoken words to change a written contract in court

Surface Forms

parol singular
parols plural

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.