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Synonyms for parol

Grammar : Noun
Spell : puh-rohl, par-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈroʊl, ˈpær əl

Définition of parol

Origin :
  • "oral statement," late 15c., from Anglo-French (14c.), from Old French parole "word, speech, argument" (see parole (n.)).
  • As in word of mouth : noun oral communication
Example sentences :
  • The rule was laid down, "by parol the party is not obliged."
  • Extract from : « The Common Law » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
  • The mistake may, to a certain extent, be rectified by parol evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Curiosities and Law of Wills » by John Proffatt
  • The submission may be effected sometimes by parol, sometimes by written instrument, sometimes by deed or deed poll.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 » by Various
  • If, however, a legatee be described by initials of his name only, parol evidence may be given to prove his identity.
  • Extract from : « The Curiosities and Law of Wills » by John Proffatt
  • In Maryland, the strict rules of construction prevail, and no parol evidence is admitted except as in England.
  • Extract from : « The Curiosities and Law of Wills » by John Proffatt
  • But we shall here consider chiefly that common class of contracts called simple contracts, or contracts by parol.
  • Extract from : « The Government Class Book » by Andrew W. Young
  • The mutual understanding of the parties to a verbal contract may be proved by parol evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Government Class Book » by Andrew W. Young
  • Simple, or parol contracts, are those not embraced in the three previous classifications which constitute the formal contracts.
  • Extract from : « Commercial Law » by Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
  • Parol contemporaneous evidence will show that General MacArthur told them, substantially, that they were “riding for a fall.”
  • Extract from : « The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 » by James H. Blount
  • Both kinds of sales may be by deed or sealed contract as well as by parol or orally.
  • Extract from : « Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman » by Albert Sidney Bolles

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