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term

noun

A2CEFR level
15/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

A provision of a contract that sets out one of the rights or obligations of the parties.

Each disputed term was construed against the party who had drafted it.

Similar: provision, clause

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

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