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noun

covenant

a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

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Six example sentences with covenant, each labelled with its topic.

  • The deed carries a covenant forbidding any owner from felling the oaks along the eastern boundary.

    Law

  • Scottish ministers signed a covenant in 1638 promising to defend their church against changes imposed from London.

    History

  • A neighborhood covenant limits every roof to slate, which is why the whole hillside looks uniformly gray.

    Architecture

  • The loan carries a covenant requiring the company to keep debt below three times earnings, or the bank can demand repayment.

    Finance

  • Every franchisee signs a covenant not to open a competing restaurant within ten miles for five years after leaving.

    Business

  • Dozens of states signed the covenant on civil and political rights, though several attached exceptions to its clauses.

    Politics

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