Definition of covenant

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Covenant (n.) A form of action for the violation of a promise or contract under seal.

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Penalty :: Penalty (n.) The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine..
Concordat :: Concordat (n.) A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything..
Violation :: Violation (n.) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc..
Stipulation :: Stipulation (n.) That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as, the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his contingent of troops..
Pact :: Pact (v.) An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.
Article :: Article (v. i.) To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.
Forward :: Forward (n.) An agreement; a covenant; a promise.
Covenanting :: Covenanting (a.) Belonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the Scotch Covenanters..
Jehovah :: "Jehovah (n.) A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of the theocracy; the ""ineffable name"" of the Supreme Being, which was not pronounced by the Jews..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations; esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.
Sacrament :: Sacrament (n.) The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a sacred thing; a mystery.
Covenanting :: Covenanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Covenan.
-ant :: -ant () A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent..
Concord :: Concord (n.) Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league.
Warranty :: Warranty (n.) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant..
Reestablish :: Reestablish (v. t.) To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as, to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health..
"""covenanter " :: Covenanter (n.) One who subscribed and defended the Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant..
Compact :: Compact (n.) An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
Covenantee :: Covenantee (n.) The person in whose favor a covenant is made.
Faithless :: Faithless (a.) Not observant of promises or covenants.
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