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in·den·ture
(ĭn-dĕn′chər)n.
1. often indentures A contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term.
2.
a. A deed executed by more than one party.
b. An instrument or agreement specifying the terms of a bond or trust.
3. A document separated into portions so as to create indentations that allow the holders of the separate portions to match up in order to confirm authenticity.
tr.v. in·den·tured, in·den·tur·ing, in·den·tures
To bind into the service of another by indenture.
[Middle English endenture, a written agreement, from Anglo-Norman, from endenter, to indent (from the matching notches on multiple copies of the documents); see indent1.]
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indenture
(ɪnˈdɛntʃə)n
1. (Law) any deed, contract, or sealed agreement between two or more parties
2. (Law) (formerly) a deed drawn up in duplicate, each part having correspondingly indented edges for identification and security
3. (Commerce) (often plural) a contract between an apprentice and his master
4. a formal or official list or certificate authenticated for use as a voucher, etc
5. a less common word for indentation
vb
6. (Law) (intr) to enter into an agreement by indenture
7. (Law) (tr) to bind (an apprentice, servant, etc) by indenture
8. (tr) obsolete to indent or wrinkle
inˈdentureˌship n
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in•den•ture
(ɪnˈdɛn tʃər)n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.
1. a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented.
2. a contract by which a person, as an apprentice, is bound to service.
3. an official or formal document for use as a voucher.
4. indentation.
v.t. 5. to bind by indenture, as an apprentice.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin indentūra]
in•den′ture•ship`, n.
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indenture
Past participle: indentured
Gerund: indenturing
| Imperative |
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| indenture |
| indenture |
| Present |
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| I indenture |
| you indenture |
| he/she/it indentures |
| we indenture |
| you indenture |
| they indenture |
| Preterite |
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| I indentured |
| you indentured |
| he/she/it indentured |
| we indentured |
| you indentured |
| they indentured |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am indenturing |
| you are indenturing |
| he/she/it is indenturing |
| we are indenturing |
| you are indenturing |
| they are indenturing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have indentured |
| you have indentured |
| he/she/it has indentured |
| we have indentured |
| you have indentured |
| they have indentured |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was indenturing |
| you were indenturing |
| he/she/it was indenturing |
| we were indenturing |
| you were indenturing |
| they were indenturing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had indentured |
| you had indentured |
| he/she/it had indentured |
| we had indentured |
| you had indentured |
| they had indentured |
| Future |
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| I will indenture |
| you will indenture |
| he/she/it will indenture |
| we will indenture |
| you will indenture |
| they will indenture |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have indentured |
| you will have indentured |
| he/she/it will have indentured |
| we will have indentured |
| you will have indentured |
| they will have indentured |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be indenturing |
| you will be indenturing |
| he/she/it will be indenturing |
| we will be indenturing |
| you will be indenturing |
| they will be indenturing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been indenturing |
| you have been indenturing |
| he/she/it has been indenturing |
| we have been indenturing |
| you have been indenturing |
| they have been indenturing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been indenturing |
| you will have been indenturing |
| he/she/it will have been indenturing |
| we will have been indenturing |
| you will have been indenturing |
| they will have been indenturing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been indenturing |
| you had been indenturing |
| he/she/it had been indenturing |
| we had been indenturing |
| you had been indenturing |
| they had been indenturing |
| Conditional |
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| I would indenture |
| you would indenture |
| he/she/it would indenture |
| we would indenture |
| you would indenture |
| they would indenture |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have indentured |
| you would have indentured |
| he/she/it would have indentured |
| we would have indentured |
| you would have indentured |
| they would have indentured |
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Noun 1. [画像:indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)]indenture - a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
notch - a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver"
notch - a V-shaped indentation; "mandibular notch"
cleft - a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)
2. indenture - formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
3. indenture - a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
4. indenture - the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
Verb 1. indenture - bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"
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indenture
n
indentures pl (of apprentice) → Ausbildungs- or Lehrvertrag m
(Jur) Vertrag in zwei oder mehreren Ausführungen mit bestimmter Kanteneinkerbung zur Identifizierung
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