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Defined in 6 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Burrill (1850)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To concur with or assent. Thornton v. Kelly, 11 R. I. 498; to promise or engage; Packard v. Richardson, 17 Mass. 122, 9 Am. Dec. 123; to contract; Mc Kisick v. Mc Kisick, 6 Meigs (Tenn.) 427. To say that a jury agrees upon a verdict is equivalent to find; Benedict v. State, 14 Wis. 423. It sometimes means a grant or covenant, as when a grantor agrees that no building shall be erected on an adjoining lot; Hogan v. Barry, 143 Mass. 538, 10 N. E. 253. AGREE (Fr.). A person authorized to represent a litigant before the Tribunals of Commerce in France. If such person be a lawyer, he is called an avocat-agre'e'. Coxe, Manual of French Law.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In French law. A solicitor practising solely in the tribunals of commerce,

To concur; to come into harmony ; to give mutual assent; to unite in mental action; to exchange promises; to make an agreement. To concur or acquiesce in; to approve or adopt. Agreed, agreed to, are frequently used in the books, (like accord,) to show the concurrenco or harmony of cases. Agreed per curiam is a common expression. To harmonize or reconcile, "You wlll agree your books." 8 Coke, 07.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To come together; to unite or concur; to assent or promise mutually; thus, the proper sense implying mutuality, action by and between several persons; more loosely, to assent, to promise or undertake; to concur or acquiesce; to approve or adopt; to reconcile or harmonize.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

To concur; to comeinto harmony; to give mutual assent; fo unite in mental action; toexchangs promises; to makean ayreement. ‘To assent toa thing, or undertake to do It; to promise. 1 Denio, 226, 228, 229. This is a loose and incorrect sense of the term. 5 Kast, 11. To concur or acquiesce in; to approve or adopt. Agreed, agreed to, are frequently used in the books, (like accord,) to show the concurrence or harmony of cases. Agreed per curiam is a common expression. To harmonize or reconcile. “You will agree your books,” 4% Coke, 67.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

8 To concur in thought; to unite in mental action, be of oije mind, assent. Opposed, disagree. May be read "grant;" as where a grantor agrees that no building shall be erected on an adjoining lot." Arbitrators, judges, and jurors, are said to agree, and to disagree. Agreed balance. See Balance. Agreed statement of facts. Facts submitted as true to a court, for an opinion upon the law in the case. See Case, 3, Stated. Agreement. Union of minds to a thing; concurrence of intention; mutual assent. More specifically, a mutual agreement, a contract. Consists of two or more persons being of 1 Boss V. Wigg, 100 N. Y. 246 (1885), Earlj J. ' Matter of Walter, 75 N, Y. 357 (1878); 91 id. 8; 100 id. 246; 141 Mass. 208; 143 id. 235. ^F. giste. abode: L. jacere, to lie. «2B1. Com. 452. ' Bass V. Pierce, 16 Johns. 596 (1863). ■* Story, Bailm. § 443, cases. 'Bossell V. Cottom, 81 Pa. 526-29 (1858), cases- Reddick V. Newburn, 76 Mo. 424 (1882); Kemp v. Phillips, 55 Vt. 69 (1883). Case of agistment of 1,200 head of cattle. Teal v. Bilby, 123 U. S. 573 (1887). the same mind, intention, or meaning, concerning the matter agreed upon.i The expression by two or more persons of a common intention to affect their legal relations.2 See Understanding. In the Statute of Frauds is not understood in the loose sense of a promise or undertaking, but in its more proper and legal sense of a mutual contract on consideration between two or more parties.^ In a popular sense frequently declares the engagement of one person only. When a man "agrees" to pay money or to do some other act, the word is synonymous with ''promise," "engage."* In popular signification means no more than concord, the imion of two or more minds, concurrence of views and intention. Every thing done or omitted by the compact of two or more minds is universally and familiai'ly called an agreement. Whether a consideration exists is a distinct idea which does not enter into the popular notion. In most instances any consideration, except the voluntary impulse of minds, cannot be ascribed to the numberless agreements that are made daily..

In its broad sense, synonymous with the concord of two or more minds, or mutual assent. If there is nothing to limit the meaning, regards promises only, not their consideration.* In which ever sense understood in the Statute of Frauds the requirement is that it be in writing — if not to be performed within a year.^ The meaning of the contracting parties is their agreement.^ Also, the writing which preserves the evidence of the reciprocal promises. Articles of agreement. The memorandum of the terms of an agreement; an agreement in writing. Should state the names and residence of the parties, the subject-matter, the promises to be performed, the date, and any other elements of the contract. See Aggregatio; Assent; Contract; Conventio; Party, 2; Merger, 2; Performance; Eescission.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[L. Lat. agreare; from Fr. aggreer, from Lat. aggredi, to go or come to.] To come together, unite or concur, {congredi;) to be of one mind as to a thing {ire in eandem sententiam;) to assent mutually, or contract to do a thing. To agree, in this its proper sense, impues action by and between two or more; and the same idea of united or mutual action is the radical one of the corresponding Latin words convenire, concordare, and contrahere. The word agreed in a written contract is regarded as the word of both parties. Nelson, C. J., 5 mil*s N. T. Rep. 256, 259. See Agreement. To assent to a thing, or undertake to do it; to promise. Jewett, J., 1 Denio's R. 226, 228, 229. This is a loose and mcorrect sense of the term. Lord Ellenborough, C. J., 6 East, 10. To concur or acquiesce in; to approve or adopt. Agreed, agreed to, are frequently used in the books, (like accord,) to show the concurrence or harmony of cases. Agreed per curiam is a common expression. To harmonize or reconcile. " You will agree your books." 8 Co. 67.