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indenture

/ɪnˈdɛn.tʃər/

/ɪnˈdɛn.tʃɚ/

Translations

indenturenoun

indentures

/ɪnˈdɛn.tʃər/

/ɪnˈdɛn.tʃɚ/

contratTerme juridique ; s’emploie notamment pour un contrat formel ou d’apprentissage.

The indenture outlined the terms of the apprenticeship.

Le contrat précisait les conditions de l’apprentissage.

Additional translations

acteDroit ancien ; document établi en plusieurs exemplaires avec des bords crénelés pour l’identification.

Synonyms

indentureverb

indentured

Past Simple

indentured

Past Participle

indenturing

Gerund

/ɪnˈdɛntʃə/

/ɪnˈdɛntʃɚ/

engagerSurtout au sens juridique ou historique, avec l’idée d’un contrat de service ou d’apprentissage.

The young man was indentured to a master craftsman for five years to learn the trade.

Le jeune homme a été engagé par contrat auprès d’un maître artisan pendant cinq ans pour apprendre le métier.

Additional translations

cranterDroit ancien ; pour des bords de document taillés ou entaillés de façon correspondante.

Synonyms

Definitions

indenturenoun

A formal legal agreement, contract, or document, especially one that is binding.

The indenture outlined the terms of the apprenticeship.

A deed or contract executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.

The indenture was carefully examined by both parties before signing.

A contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.

He signed an indenture to work as an apprentice for five years.

indentureverb

To bind someone by an indenture as an apprentice or laborer.

The young man was indentured to a master craftsman for five years to learn the trade.

To cut or notch the edges of a document so that the parts match when brought together, traditionally to authenticate multiple copies of a deed.

Medieval clerks would indenture the parchment, creating matching serrations along the duplicate contracts.