(idiomatic, law) A legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.

An agreement which takes effect when a certain event happens.

A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.

(law, former, Britain) A document stating the intent of the parties to enter into a binding agreement as outlined in the document.

A contract specifying terms and conditions of employment between one or more labour unions and employers' associations legally binding for employers organized in these and the employees if they are unionized in them or their employment contract incorporates them by referral.

(informal) A white paper published in July 2018 outlining the relationship the UK was seeking with the European Union after Brexit.

plural of framework agreement

An agreement between two parties, recognising that they have not come to a final agreement on all matters relevant to the relationship between them, but have agreed on enough to move forward with the relationship, with further details to be determined in the future.

plural of agreement in principle

(US) A legal document, signed by both parties during marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.