#statement  a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
  supertype:  subject_matter__subjectmatter__message__content__substance  what a communication that is about something is about
  subtype:  amendment.statement  a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
     subtype:  First_Amendment  an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech
     subtype:  Fifth_Amendment  an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government's prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy
     subtype:  Fourteenth_Amendment  an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government
     subtype:  Eighteenth_Amendment  an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932
     subtype:  Twentieth_Amendment  an amendment to the Constitution of the United State adopted in 1920; guarantees that no state can deny the right to vote on the basis of sex
  subtype:  thing.statement  a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?"
  subtype:  true_statement__truth  a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it"
     subtype:  gospel_truth__gospel  an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"
     subtype:  tautology.true_statement  (logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology"
     subtype:  truism  an obvious truth
        subtype:  platitude__cliche__banality__commonplace__bromide  a trite or obvious remark
  subtype:  verbal_description__description  a statement that represents something in words
     subtype:  job_description  description of the responsibilities associated with a given job
     subtype:  spec__specification  a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
        subtype:  computer_architecture  the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
           subtype:  neural_net__neural_network  computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error
        subtype:  network_architecture__networkarchitecture  specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors
     subtype:  word_picture__word-painting__delineation__depiction__picture__characterization__characterisation  a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
        subtype:  epithet  descriptive word or phrase
        subtype:  portrayal.word_picture__portraiture__portrait  a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  subtype:  declaration  emphatic or explicit statement
     subtype:  proclamation__announcement__annunciation  a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"
        subtype:  promulgation  the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
     subtype:  manifesto__pronunciamento  a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)
        subtype:  Communist_manifesto  a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views
     subtype:  pronouncement__dictum__say-so__sayso  an authoritative declaration
        subtype:  directive  a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
     subtype:  averment__assertion__asseveration  a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were necessary
        subtype:  assertion_of_a_right__claim  an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages"
           subtype:  pretension  the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
        subtype:  claim.averment  an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"
           subtype:  allegement__allegation  statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact
              subtype:  bill_of_Particulars  the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
              subtype:  pleading  (law) an allegation in legal form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
                 subtype:  affirmative_pleading__affirmativepleading  any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
                 subtype:  alternative_pleading__alternativepleading__pleading_in_the_alternative  a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
                 subtype:  answer.pleading  the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
                    subtype:  evasive_answer__evasiveanswer  (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
                    subtype:  nolo_contendere__non_vult__nonvult  (criminal law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
                    subtype:  plea.answer  (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)
                       subtype:  dilatory_plea  a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)
                       subtype:  insanity_plea__plea_of_insanity  (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
                 subtype:  charge.pleading__complaint  (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"
                    subtype:  accusal__accusation  a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
                       subtype:  self-accusation__self-condemnation  an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be
                       subtype:  recrimination  mutual accusations
                       subtype:  allegation  a formal accusation against somebody
                          subtype:  grievance.allegation  an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
                          subtype:  lodgment__lodgement  bringing a charge or accusation against someone
                          subtype:  plaint  a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed
                       subtype:  imprecation  a slanderous accusation
                       subtype:  imputation.accusal  a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation"
                       subtype:  indictment  an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy"
                       subtype:  information.accusal  formal accusation of a crime
                       subtype:  preferment.accusal  the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges"
                       subtype:  incrimination__inculpation__blame  an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver"
                          subtype:  self-incrimination  an accusation that incriminates yourself
                       subtype:  implication  a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing)
                          subtype:  unspoken_accusation__veiled_accusation  an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken
                          subtype:  insinuation__innuendo  an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
                 subtype:  complaint.pleading  (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
                 subtype:  defective_pleading__defectivepleading  any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
                 subtype:  demurrer  (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
                 subtype:  rebutter__rebuttal  (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
                 subtype:  replication  (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
                 subtype:  rejoinder  ( law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
                 subtype:  special_pleading__specialpleading  (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
                 subtype:  surrebutter__surrebuttal  (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
                 subtype:  surrejoinder  ( law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
        subtype:  accusation__charge  an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving"
        subtype:  contention  a point asserted as part of an argument
        subtype:  ipse_dixit__ipsedixitism  an unsupported dogmatic assertion
        subtype:  avowal__affirmation  a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
           subtype:  professing__profession  an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement"
           subtype:  affirmative  a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative"
              subtype:  yes__ye  an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"
              subtype:  yea  an affirmative; "The yeas have it"
              subtype:  double_negative.affirmative__doublenegative  an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
        subtype:  testimony.averment  an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it"
        subtype:  denial.averment  an assertion that something alleged is not true
           subtype:  negation.denial  the speech act of negating
              subtype:  contradiction.negation  the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"
              subtype:  cancellation.negation  the act of revoking or annulling or making void
     subtype:  protestation  a strong declaration of protest
     subtype:  postulation__predication  a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument
     subtype:  threat.declaration  declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
        subtype:  commination.threat  a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
        subtype:  menace  a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
     subtype:  bid.declaration__bidding  (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
        subtype:  contract.bid  (bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
        subtype:  takeout  (bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
        subtype:  overcall__overbid  (bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
        subtype:  preemptive_bid  a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding
  subtype:  Bill_of_Rights  a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the US Constitution)
  subtype:  formula.statement  a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle
  subtype:  mathematical_statement  a statement of a mathematical relation
     subtype:  equation  a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
        subtype:  regression_equation__regression_of_y_on_x  the equation representing the relation between selected values of one variable (x) and observed values of the other (y); it permits the prediction of the most probable values of y
        subtype:  linear_equation  a polynomial equation of the first degree
        subtype:  quadratic_equation__quadraticequation__quadratic  an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square
        subtype:  biquadratic_equation__biquadraticequation__biquadratic  and equation of the fourth degree
        subtype:  differential_equation  an equation containing differentials of a function
           subtype:  Maxwell's_equations  four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields
           subtype:  partial_differential_equation  a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable
           subtype:  Schrodinger_equation__Schrodinger_wave_equation  the fundamental equation of wave mechanics
           subtype:  wave_equation  a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium
        subtype:  exponential_equation__exponentialequation  an equation involving exponential functions of a variable
     subtype:  formula__expression  a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
        subtype:  sentential_function  formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants
        subtype:  primitive.formula  a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
        subtype:  exponential_expression__exponentialexpression  a mathematical expression consisting of the constant e raised to some power
  subtype:  word.statement  a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it"
  subtype:  explanation.statement__account  a statement that explains; "he launched into a detailed explanation"; "he demanded that I give an account for my failure"
     subtype:  rationale__principle  an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
        subtype:  dialectics  a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
     subtype:  key.explanation  something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration"
     subtype:  natural_history__naturalhistory  the systematic account of natural phenomena
     subtype:  raison_d'etre.rationalization__raisond'etre  ('<' #rationalization.explanation replaced by #explanation.statement since a theory is a description, not a process)$ reason for being
     subtype:  accounting.explanation  a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
     subtype:  reason  an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
     subtype:  justification.explanation  a statement in explanation of some action or belief
        subtype:  cause.justification__reason__grounds  a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
        subtype:  vindication__defense  the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
           subtype:  apologia__apology  a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
           subtype:  alibi  (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
           subtype:  self-justification__excuse__alibi  a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"
     subtype:  exposition  an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
     subtype:  explication  an explanation of the meaning of something
     subtype:  gloss__glos  an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
     subtype:  deriving__derivation__etymologizing  (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
     subtype:  definition  a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
        subtype:  contextual_definition  a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; for example, "legal duty" might be defined contextually: "X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law"
        subtype:  dictionary_definition  a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
        subtype:  explicit_definition  a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined
        subtype:  ostensive_definition__ostensivedefinition  a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined
        subtype:  recursive_definition__recursivedefinition  (mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps
        subtype:  redefinition  the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties"
        subtype:  stipulative_definition__stipulativedefinition  a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage
        subtype:  formal_definition
        subtype:  informal_definition
        subtype:  partial_definition__partialdefinition
        subtype:  total_definition__totaldefinition
        subtype:  category_definition
     subtype:  interpretation  an explanation resulting from interpreting something
        subtype:  expounding__exposition  a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
           subtype:  philosophizing  the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
              subtype:  moralizing  the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad"
        subtype:  construal  an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing
        subtype:  elucidation  an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
           subtype:  disambiguation  clarification that removes ambiguity
              subtype:  lexical_disambiguation__lexicaldisambiguation  disambiguation of the sense of a polysemous word
        subtype:  exegesis  an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
        subtype:  expansion.interpretation__enlargement__elaboration  an interpretation that provides additional information
           subtype:  embroidery__embellishment  elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
        subtype:  literal_interpretation__literalinterpretation  an interpretation based on the exact wording
           subtype:  letter  a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
        subtype:  version  an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
           subtype:  approximation  an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
        subtype:  reading.interpretation  a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
        subtype:  construction.interpretation__twist  an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct"
        subtype:  reconstruction.interpretation  an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
        subtype:  popularization__popularisation  an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable
        subtype:  misinterpretation__misunderstanding__mistaking  putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"
           subtype:  imbroglio  a very embarrassing misunderstanding
           subtype:  misconstrual__misconstruction  a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
           subtype:  misreading  misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading
  subtype:  value_statement  a statement of the desirability of something
  subtype:  representation.statement  a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality"
  subtype:  solution__result__answer__resolution__solvent  a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
     subtype:  denouement.result  the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
  subtype:  answer.statement__reply__response  a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
     subtype:  rescript  a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality
     subtype:  feedback  response to an inquiry or experiment
  subtype:  announcement__promulgation  a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"
     subtype:  Annunciation  (Christian religion) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
     subtype:  banns__bann  a public announcement (in church) of a proposed marriage
     subtype:  press_release__pressrelease__handout__release  an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
     subtype:  notice.announcement  an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"
        subtype:  caveat  (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing: "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
     subtype:  obituary__obit__necrology  a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
     subtype:  program.announcement__programme  an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"
        subtype:  playbill  a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill"
        subtype:  racecard  a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses
     subtype:  walking_papers  a notice of dismissal or discharge
  subtype:  foretelling__forecasting  a statement made about the future
     subtype:  prophecy__divination  a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
        subtype:  oracle.prophecy  a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
     subtype:  weather_forecasting__meteorology  predicting what the weather will be
     subtype:  prognosis__prognosi__forecast  a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
        subtype:  weather_forecast__weatherforecast__weather_outlook__weatheroutlook  a forecast of the weather
     subtype:  horoscope  a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
  subtype:  proposition  (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
     subtype:  converse  (logic) a proposition obtained by conversion
     subtype:  lemma  a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
     subtype:  theorem  a proposition deducible from basic postulates
        subtype:  binomial_theorem  a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power
     subtype:  conclusion.proposition  the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism
     subtype:  postulate__posit  (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
        subtype:  premise__premiss__premis  a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"
           subtype:  major_premise__majorpremise__major_premiss__majorpremis  the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion)
           subtype:  minor_premise__minorpremise__minor_premiss__minorpremis  the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)
           subtype:  thesis  an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
           subtype:  condition.premise__precondition__stipulation  an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
              subtype:  boundary_condition  (math) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations
              subtype:  proviso__provision  a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
     subtype:  axiom  (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident
  subtype:  falsehood__falsity__untruth__false_statement__falsestatement  a false statement
     subtype:  dodging__dodge__scheme  a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
     subtype:  lie.falsehood__prevarication  a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
        subtype:  fib__story__tarradiddle__taradiddle  a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
           subtype:  cock-and-bull_story__fairytale__fairy_story__fairystory__song_and_dance  an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
        subtype:  jactitation  a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
        subtype:  whopper  a gross untruth
        subtype:  white_lie__whitelie  an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
     subtype:  fable__fabrication__fiction  a deliberately false or improbable account
        subtype:  canard  a deliberately misleading fabrication
     subtype:  misrepresentation__deceit__deception  a misleading falsehood
        subtype:  half-truth  a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead
        subtype:  facade.misrepresentation__window_dressing  a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
        subtype:  overstatement__exaggeration__magnification  making to seem more important than it really is
        subtype:  snow_job  a long and elaborate misrepresentation
        subtype:  feigning__pretense__pretence__dissembling  pretending with intention to deceive
           subtype:  bluff.feigning  pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted"
           subtype:  pretext__stalking-horse  something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
              subtype:  putoff  a pretext for delay or inaction
           subtype:  lip_service__hypocrisy  an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
        subtype:  subterfuge__blind  something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
        subtype:  trickery__hocus-pocus__hocuspocu__slickness__slicknes__hankypanky__jiggery-pokery__jiggerypokery__skulduggery__skullduggery  verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way
        subtype:  duplicity__fraudulence  a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
        subtype:  evasion.misrepresentation__equivocation  a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
           subtype:  indirect_expression__circumlocution  an indirect way of expressing something
           subtype:  doublespeak  any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
           subtype:  hedge__hedging  an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging"
           subtype:  quibble  an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
     subtype:  contradiction_in_terms__contradiction  (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction"
        subtype:  paradox  (logic) a self-contradiction; "I always lie"
  subtype:  understatement  a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
     subtype:  litotes__litote__meiosis  understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
  subtype:  reservation.statement__qualification  a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"
     subtype:  fine_print__small_print__smallprint  the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"
     subtype:  weasel_word  an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
  subtype:  cautious_statement  a statement made with careful qualifications
  subtype:  commentary__comment  a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
     subtype:  annotation__note__notation  a comment (usually added to a text); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"
        subtype:  quotation__citation__credit__reference__mention  a short note acknowledging a source of information or quoting a passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
           subtype:  photo_credit__photocredit  a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph
           subtype:  cross-reference__crossreference__cross-index__crossindex  a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
        subtype:  footnote  a note placed below the text on a printed page
        subtype:  nota_bene__NB__N.B.  a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs"
        subtype:  postscript__PS  a note appended to a letter after the signature
  subtype:  comment__remark  a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
     subtype:  ad-lib  remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians"
     subtype:  courtesy.comment  a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
     subtype:  gambit.comment__ploy  an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
     subtype:  obiter_dictum__passing_comment__passingcomment  an incidental remark
     subtype:  mention__reference  a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
        subtype:  allusion  passing reference or indirect mention
        subtype:  retrospection.mention  reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections"
        subtype:  name-dropping  the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener; "the hard thing about name-dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it"
     subtype:  observation.comment__reflection__reflexion  a remark expressing careful consideration
        subtype:  Parkinson's_law  C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done
        subtype:  Parkinson's_law.observation__parkinson'slaw  C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion
     subtype:  wisecrack__crack__sally__quip  witty remark
     subtype:  jibe__shot__shaft__slam__dig__barb__gibe  an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
     subtype:  platitude__cliche__banality__commonplace__bromide  a trite or obvious remark
  subtype:  rhetorical_question  a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions"
  subtype:  misstatement  a statement that contains a mistake
     subtype:  error__mistake  part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"
        subtype:  corrigendum  a printer's error; to be corrected
        subtype:  misprint__erratum__typographicalerror__typo__literal_error__literalerror__literal  a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
     subtype:  malapropism__malaprop  the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
     subtype:  slip_of_the_tongue  an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking
        subtype:  spoonerism  transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  subtype:  restatement  a revised statement
     subtype:  demythologization__demythologisation  the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
     subtype:  mythologization__mythologisation  the restatement of a message as a myth
  subtype:  understanding__agreement  the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
     subtype:  conspiracy__confederacy  a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
        subtype:  conspiracy_of_silence  a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality"
     subtype:  covenant  (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
     subtype:  unilateral_contract  a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)
     subtype:  sales_agreement__sale  an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office"
        subtype:  conditional_sale__conditionalsale  a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
        subtype:  sheriff's_sale__sheriff'ssale__judicial_sale__forced_sale  a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's judgment in order satisfy and unpaid obligation
     subtype:  bargain.understanding__deal  an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
     subtype:  working_agreement__workingagreement  an informal agreement to work together
     subtype:  gentlemen's_agreement__gentlemen'sagreement  a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
     subtype:  written_agreement__writtenagreement  a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
        subtype:  contract  a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
           subtype:  adhesion_contract__contract_of_adhesion  a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
           subtype:  aleatory_contract  a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
           subtype:  bilateral_contract__bilateralcontract  a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)
           subtype:  charter.contract  a contract to hire or lease transportation
           subtype:  conditional_contract__conditionalcontract  a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
           subtype:  cost-plus_contract  a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
           subtype:  gambling_contract  a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions
           subtype:  lease.contract  a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
           subtype:  marriage_contract__marriage_settlement  a prenuptial agreement or contract
           subtype:  output_contract  a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it
           subtype:  insurance_policy__insurancepolicy__policy__insurance  written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"
              subtype:  floating_policy__floater  an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
           subtype:  purchase_contract__purchase_agreement  a contract stating the terms of a purchase
           subtype:  quasi_contract__quasicontract  a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent
           subtype:  requirements_contract  a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party
           subtype:  sealed_instrument__contract_under_seal__special_contract__specialcontract  a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
           subtype:  service_contract__servicecontract  a contract for maintenance services
           subtype:  severable_contract__severablecontract  a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
           subtype:  subcontract  a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
           subtype:  partnership.contract  a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
           subtype:  articles_of_agreement__shipping_articles  a contract between crew and captain of a ship
           subtype:  concession.contract__grant  a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business: "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
              subtype:  franchise  an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
           subtype:  labor_contract__laborcontract__labor_agreement__laboragreement__collective_agreement  contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions
              subtype:  yellow-dog_contract  a now-illegal labor contract whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
           subtype:  employment_contract__employment_agreement  contract between employer and employee
           subtype:  distribution_agreement  a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
           subtype:  licensing_agreement__licensingagreement  contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark
           subtype:  merger_agreement__acquisition_agreement__acquisitionagreement  contract governing the merger of two or more companies
           subtype:  sale_in_gross__contract_of_hazard  a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
           subtype:  indenture  a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
        subtype:  Articles_of_Confederation  a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
        subtype:  compact__covenant__concordat  a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
        subtype:  indenture.written_agreement  formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
        subtype:  obligation  a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
           subtype:  indebtedness__liability__financial_obligation__financialobligation  an obligation to pay money to another party
              subtype:  limited_liability__limitedliability  the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm
              subtype:  debt.indebtedness  the state of owing money; "he is badly in debt"
              subtype:  arrears.indebtedness__arrear  the state of being behind in payments; "an account in arrears"
              subtype:  account_payable  a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit
              subtype:  scot_and_lot  obligations of all kinds taken as a whole
        subtype:  treaty__pact__accord  a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
           subtype:  alliance  a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
           subtype:  peace_treaty__peacetreaty__pacification  a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
              subtype:  Peace_of_Westphalia  the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
           subtype:  convention.treaty  (diplomacy) an international agreement
              subtype:  Geneva_convention  an agreement concerning the treatment of war prisoners
           subtype:  SALT_I  the first treaty between the US and USSR resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
           subtype:  SALT_II  the second treaty between the US and USSR resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
           subtype:  Treaty_of_Versailles  the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
        subtype:  escrow  a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
     subtype:  entente_cordiale__ententecordiale__entente  a friendly understanding between political powers
     subtype:  oral_contract  an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
     subtype:  settlement  a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
        subtype:  accommodation.settlement  a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
           subtype:  modus_vivendi__modusvivendi  a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
           subtype:  compromise  an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
              subtype:  Missouri_Compromise  an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
        subtype:  conclusion.settlement  a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
        subtype:  out-of-court_settlement  resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court
        subtype:  property_settlement  (matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage
        subtype:  accord_and_satisfaction  the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt
     subtype:  severance_agreement__severanceagreement  an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave
        subtype:  golden_handshake  a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire)
     subtype:  suicide_pact__suicidepact  an agreement by two or more people to commit suicide together at a given place and time; "the two lovers killed themselves in a suicide pact"
  subtype:  condition.statement__term  (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
  subtype:  estimate.statement  a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop"
  subtype:  chemical_formula__formula  a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements
     subtype:  molecular_formula__molecularformula  a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight
        subtype:  structural_formula  an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule
     subtype:  empirical_formula__empiricalformula  a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms
  subtype:  assurance.statement  a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected"
  subtype:  recital.statement  a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"

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