English Dictionary

agreement in principle

名詞

慣用表現

(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.

日本語の意味

基本合意：当事者間で交わされる、法的効力を持ちながらも、具体的な条件が完全には定められていない主要な条件に関する合意。 / 原則合意：交渉の初期段階において、基本的な条件や枠組みについて一致に達した状態を示す合意。

After months of negotiation, the two companies signed an agreement in principle that set out the core commercial terms, leaving the remaining details to be worked out later.

数か月にわたる交渉の末、両社は主要な商業条件を定め、残りの詳細は後で詰めることを前提に基本合意に署名した。

意味（1）

(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.

agreements in principle （ plural ）