#written_material__writtenmaterial__writing__piece_of_writing the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
supertype: pm#description_content__descriptioncontent__information (pm) e.g., a narration, an hypothesis
part: #epilog
subtype: #title.written_material (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read"
subtype: #cryptogram__cryptograph__secret_writing a piece of writing in code or cipher
subtype: #rewrite__revision__rescript something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better"
subtype: #literary_composition__literary_work imaginative or creative writing
subtype: #acrostic verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
subtype: #belles-lettres__belles_lettres creative writing valued for esthetic content
subtype: #dialogue.literary_composition__dialog a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek"
subtype: #fiction a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
subtype: #novel a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
subtype: #detective_novel__detectivenovel__mystery_novel__mysterynovel novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
subtype: #dime_novel__penny_dreadful__pennydreadful a melodramatic paperback novel
subtype: #novelette__novella a short novel
subtype: #roman_a_clef__romanaclef a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters
subtype: #romance a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
subtype: #Gothic_romance a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events
subtype: #roman_fleuve__romanfleuve a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group
subtype: #phantasy__fantasy fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"
subtype: #science_fiction__sciencefiction literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society
subtype: #story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
subtype: #adventure_story__adventurestory__heroic_tale a story of an adventure
subtype: #thriller a suspenseful adventure story
subtype: #saga an narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
subtype: #mystery_story__mysterystory__mystery__whodunit a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
subtype: #detective_story a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
subtype: #murder_mystery a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered
subtype: #love_story__romance a story dealing with love
subtype: #legend__fable a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
subtype: #Arthurian_legend the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot
subtype: #short_story a prose narrative shorter than a novel
subtype: #apologue__fable__parable a short moral story (often with animal characters)
subtype: #Aesop's_fables a collection of fables believed to have been written the Greek storyteller Aesop
subtype: #myth a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
instance: #Gotterdammerung__Ragnarok__Twilight_of_the_Gods
subtype: #parable (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"
subtype: #plot the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
subtype: #action.plot the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
subtype: #storyline__plot_line the plot of a book or play or film
subtype: #hagiology literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints
subtype: #lucubration.literary_composition a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation
subtype: #pastoral a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
subtype: #eclogue__idyll a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life
subtype: #poem__verse_form__verseform a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
subtype: #abecedarius__abecedariu a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
subtype: #Alcaic_verse__Alcaic verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus
subtype: #lay__ballad a narrative poem of popular origin
subtype: #ballade a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
subtype: #blank_verse__blankverse unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
subtype: #elegy__lament a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
subtype: #epic_poem__epic__epos a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
subtype: #Aeneid an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
subtype: #Iliad a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
subtype: #Odyssey a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
subtype: #Nibelungenlied an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
subtype: #chanson_de_geste Old French epic poems
subtype: #rhapsody an epic poem adapted for recitation
subtype: #heroic_verse a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
subtype: #free_verse__vers_libre unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
subtype: #haiku an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
subtype: #lyric_poem__lyricpoem__lyric a short poem of songlike quality
subtype: #ode a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
subtype: #Horatian_ode__Sapphic_ode an ode with several stanzas
subtype: #Pindaric_ode__Pindaric an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units
subtype: #choral_ode ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama
subtype: #rondeau__rondel a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
subtype: #roundel.rondeau English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
subtype: #rondelet a shorter form of rondeau
subtype: #sonnet a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
subtype: #Petrarchan_sonnet__Italian_sonnet a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
subtype: #Shakespearean_sonnet__Elizabethan_sonnet__English_sonnet a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
subtype: #Spenserian_sonnet a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
subtype: #tanka a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
subtype: #terza_rima__terzarima a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.
subtype: #verse__rhyme a piece of poetry
subtype: #clerihew a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person
subtype: #doggerel_verse__doggerel__jingle a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
subtype: #limerick a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba
subtype: #versicle a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation
subtype: #sursum_corda (Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning "lift up your hearts"
subtype: #potboiler a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)
subtype: #tushery writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words
subtype: #literature creative writing of recognized artistic value
subtype: #literature.written_material published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
subtype: #matter written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
subtype: #textual_matter__textualmatter__text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
subtype: #stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
subtype: #couplet a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
subtype: #closed_couplet a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
subtype: #heroic_couplet a couplet written in an elevated style
subtype: #octave.stanza a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
subtype: #sestet a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
subtype: #envoy__envoi a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
subtype: #quatrain a stanza of four lines
subtype: #elegiac_stanza__elegiacstanza a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme
subtype: #heroic_stanza a quatrain written in elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab
subtype: #Spenserian_stanza a stanza with eight lines of iambic pentameter and a concluding Alexandrine with the rhyme pattern abab bcbc c; "the spenserian stanza was introduced by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene"
subtype: #strophe one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
subtype: #antistrophe the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
subtype: #rhyme_royal__rhymeroyal a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
subtype: #ottava_rima a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc
subtype: #electronic_text text that is in a form that a computer can store and display on a computer screen
subtype: #machine-displayable_text__machinedisplayabletext electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image
subtype: #machine-readable_text electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats
subtype: #hypertext machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson
subtype: #written_matter__writtenmatter__copy matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
subtype: #dump (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
subtype: #core_dump (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU
subtype: #fair_copy a clean copy of a corrected draft
subtype: #filler.written_matter copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
subtype: #draft_copy__draftcopy__draft preliminary version of a written work
subtype: #hard_copy text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report"
subtype: #installment.textual_matter__instalment a part of a published serial
subtype: #fascicle__fascicule an installment of a printed work
subtype: #missive__letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "wrote an indignant letter to the editor"
subtype: #business_letter a letter dealing with business
subtype: #covering_letter__cover_letter__coverletter a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
subtype: #crank_letter__crankletter a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
subtype: #encyclical_letter__encyclical a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
subtype: #personal_letter a letter dealing with personal affairs
subtype: #short_letter__shortletter__note__line a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
subtype: #love_letter__billet_doux a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
subtype: #form_letter a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
subtype: #open_letter a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
subtype: #chain_letter__chainletter a letter that is sent successively to several people
subtype: #pastoral.missive a letter from a pastor to the congregation
subtype: #round_robin a letter signed by a number of people
subtype: #airmail_letter__airmailletter__air_letter__airletter__aerogram__aerogramme a letter sent by air mail
subtype: #epistle especially a long, formal letter
subtype: #dead_letter a letter that can neither be delivered nor returned
subtype: #letter_of_intent any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
subtype: #investment_letter a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration
subtype: #line.textual_matter text consisting of a row of words written across a page or column or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"
subtype: #opening_line__openingline the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
subtype: #heading__head a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
subtype: #crossheading__crosshead a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text
subtype: #newspaper_headline__newspaperheadline__headline the heading or caption of a newspaper article
subtype: #dropline__drop_line__stepped_line__steppedline__staggerhead__staggeredhead__stephead a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
subtype: #screamer.newspaper_headline a sensational newspaper headline
subtype: #streamer.newspaper_headline__banner a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
subtype: #lemma.heading the head of an annotation or gloss
subtype: #rubric.heading a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type
subtype: #running_head__runninghead__running_headline__runningheadline a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book
subtype: #running_title__runningtitle the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head
subtype: #subheading__subhead a heading of a subdivision of a text
subtype: #title.subheading a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles"
subtype: #credit.title an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
subtype: #caption__legend brief description accompanying an illustration
subtype: #subhead__subtitle secondary or explanatory title
subtype: #statute_title__statutetitle__title__rubric a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools"
subtype: #line_of_poetry__line_of_verse a single line of words in a poem
subtype: #Alexandrine a line of verse that has six iambic feet
subtype: #by-line__credit_line a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
subtype: #dateline a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
subtype: #verse_line__verseline__verse a line of metrical text
subtype: #iambic a verse line consisting of iambs
subtype: #Adonic_line__Adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis
subtype: #tetrameter a verse line having four metrical feet
subtype: #pentameter a verse line having five metrical feet
subtype: #hexameter a verse line having six metrical feet
subtype: #octameter a verse line having eight metrical feet
subtype: #octosyllable a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
subtype: #decasyllable a verse line having ten syllables
subtype: #punch_line__punchline__laugh_line__laughline__gag_line__gagline__tagline the point of a joke or humorous story
subtype: #actor's_line__actor'sline__speech__words__word words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his lines"
subtype: #aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
subtype: #cue an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
subtype: #prompt__prompting a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
subtype: #monologue a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
subtype: #soliloquy a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
subtype: #throwaway words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
subtype: #spiel__patter__line_of_gab plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
subtype: #sound_bite__soundbite a very short speech; usually on radio or television
subtype: #bottom_line.line__bottomline the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
subtype: #lyric__words__word__language the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
subtype: #love_lyric the lyric of a lovesong
subtype: #text the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"
subtype: #typescript typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
subtype: #front_matter__frontmatter__prelims__prelim written matter preceding the main text of a book
subtype: #back_matter__end_matter__endmatter written matter following the main text of a book
subtype: #addendum__supplement__postscript textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
subtype: #appendix supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
subtype: #shirttail.appendix a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article
subtype: #codicil a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will
subtype: #sequel__continuation a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
subtype: #criticism__literary_criticism a written evaluation of a work of literature
subtype: #explication_de_texte a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning
subtype: #textual_criticism__textualcriticism comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity
subtype: #lower_criticism__lowercriticism the study of existing manuscripts of Scriptures to determine the original text
subtype: #higher_criticism the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning
subtype: #new_criticism__newcriticism literary criticism based on close analysis of the text
subtype: #analysis.criticism a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed
subtype: #critical_review__review__critique__review_article an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
subtype: #book_review a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)
subtype: #notice.critical_review a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
subtype: #rave an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave"
subtype: #paragraph one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
subtype: #diary.written_material__journal a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
subtype: #lettering__inscription letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
subtype: #Rosetta_stone an inscription of a black basalt stone; gave first clue to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
subtype: #superscription.lettering an inscription written above something else
subtype: #epigraph an engraved inscription
subtype: #epitaph an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
subtype: #ms__manuscript the form of a literary work submitted for publication
subtype: #autograph something written by one's own hand
subtype: #manuscript__holograph handwritten book or document
subtype: #codex an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic
subtype: #palimpsest a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
subtype: #scroll__roll a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)
subtype: #Dead_Sea_scrolls a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus"
subtype: #treatise a formal exposition
subtype: #dissertation__thesis a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
subtype: pm#PhD_thesis
subtype: #pamphlet__tract a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
subtype: #monograph a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
subtype: #adaptation.written_material__version a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form: "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
subtype: #essay.written_material an analytic or interpretive literary composition
subtype: #composition__paper__report__theme an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
subtype: #term_paper a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term
subtype: #incidental_music music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes
subtype: #disquisition an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
subtype: #memoir.essay an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic
subtype: #sacred_text__sacred_writing__religious_writing__religiouswriting__religious_text__religioustext writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
subtype: #scripture any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
subtype: #canon.scripture a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
subtype: #Zend-Avesta__Avesta sacred text of Zoroastrianism
subtype: #Bhagavad-Gita (Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life
subtype: #Mahabharata__Mahabharatam__Mahabharatum (Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families
subtype: #Bible__bible__Good_Book__Holy_Scripture__Holy_Writ__Scripture__Word_of_God__Word the sacred writings of the Christian religion; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"
subtype: #family_Bible a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
subtype: #Vulgate the Latin version of the Bible used by Roman Catholics
subtype: #Rheims-Douay_Bible__Douay_Bible__Douay_Version__Douay-Rheims_Bible__Douay-Rheims_Version__Rheims-Douay_Version an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
subtype: #King_James_Bible__King_James_Version__Authorized_Version an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
subtype: #British_Revised_Version a British revision of the Authorized Version
subtype: #New_English_Bible a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha
subtype: #American_Standard_Version__American_Revised_Version a revised version of the King James Version
subtype: #Revised_Standard_Version a revision of the American Standard Version
subtype: #Pentateuch__Torah__Laws the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit
subtype: #Prophets the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
subtype: #Hagiographa__Writings the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
subtype: #Testament__testament either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible
subtype: #Gospel__Gospels__evangel four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
subtype: #Gospel_According_to_Matthew__Matthew one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount
subtype: #Gospel_According_to_Mark__Mark the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: #Gospel_According_to_Luke__Luke one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
subtype: #Gospel_According_to_John__John the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament
subtype: #Word_of_God.Gospel__wordofgod the message of the gospel of Christ
subtype: #The_Book_of_Mormon__Book_of_Mormon revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith
subtype: #prayer.sacred_text a fixed text used in praying
subtype: #Angelus a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
subtype: #Ave_Maria__Hail_Mary a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her
subtype: #Canticle_of_Simeon__Nunc_dimittis the prayer of Simeon; Luke 2:29-32
subtype: #Evening_Prayer__evensong (Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer
subtype: #Kol_Nidre the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur
subtype: #Litany a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
subtype: #Lord's_Prayer the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
subtype: #Paternoster (Roman Catholic) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as "our father"
subtype: #service_book__servicebook a book setting forth the forms of church service
subtype: #Book_of_Common_Prayer the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
subtype: #Apocrypha 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
subtype: #Koran__Quran sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Mohammed during his life at Mecca and Medina; divided into 114 chapters
subtype: #Talmud sacred writings of Orthodox Judaism
subtype: #Veda__Samhita any of the Hindu sacred writing
subtype: #Rig-Veda a Veda consisting of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC
subtype: #Sama-Veda a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda
subtype: #Atharva-Veda a collection of mantras and formulas
subtype: #Yajur-Veda a collection of sacrificial formulas
subtype: #Brahmana Hindu sacred text instructing the Brahmins to perform the Vedic rituals
subtype: #Upanishad later sacred texts of Hinduism dealing with broad philosophical questions
subtype: #mantra (Hinduism or Buddhism) a sacred word or syllable repeated in prayer or meditation
subtype: #psalm any sacred song used to praise the Deity
subtype: #Psalm one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
subtype: #screed.written_material a long piece of writing
subtype: #written_document__writtendocument__document__papers writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
subtype: #articles_of_incorporation a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation
subtype: #ballot a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting
subtype: #absentee_ballot__absenteeballot a ballot that is cast in absentia (usually mailed in prior to election day)
subtype: #brevet a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)
subtype: #credential__certificate__certification__credentials__credential a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
subtype: #certificate_of_incorporation state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation
subtype: #identity_card__card a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in"
subtype: #business_card a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation
subtype: #membership_card a card certifying membership in an organization
subtype: #union_card__unioncard a card certifying membership in a labor union
subtype: #library_card__librarycard__borrower's_card a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library
subtype: #ration_card a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods
subtype: #birth_certificate__birthcertificate a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth
subtype: #diploma__sheepskin a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
subtype: #military_commission__commission an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
subtype: #bill_of_health a certificate saying that a ship's company was healthy
subtype: #teaching_certificate__teacher's_certificate__teacher'scertificate a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools
subtype: #probate_will__probatewill a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate
subtype: #charter a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation
subtype: #Magna_Charta__Magna_Carta__great_charter__greatcharter the charter given to English barons by King John in 1215
subtype: #bank_charter a charter authorizing the operation of a bank
subtype: #commercial_document__commercial_instrument a document of or relating to commerce
subtype: #financial_statement__financialstatement__statement a document showing credits and debits
subtype: #bank_statement a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month"
subtype: #invoice__account a statement of money owed for goods or services; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
subtype: #electric_bill a bill for money owed for electricity used
subtype: #hotel_bill__hotelbill statement of charges for staying in a hotel
subtype: #medical_bill__medicalbill__doctor'sbill statement of charges for medical services
subtype: #phone_bill__phonebill__telephone_bill__telephonebill statement of charges for telephone service
subtype: #reckoning__tally a bill for an amount due
subtype: #tax_bill__taxbill money owed for taxes
subtype: #chit__check__tab the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check"
subtype: #account_statement__accountstatement__account a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month"
subtype: #capital_account__capitalaccount (finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
subtype: #capital_account.account_statement__capitalaccount (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
subtype: #profit_and_loss_account__profit_and_loss an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss
subtype: #suspense_account an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification
subtype: #expense_account__expenseaccount__travel_and_entertainment_account an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses
subtype: #income_statement__earnings_report__operating_statement__operatingstatement__profit-and-loss_statement a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
subtype: #voucher__coupon a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed
subtype: #luncheon_voucher__meal_ticket coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal
subtype: #twofer a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one
subtype: #ticket a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
subtype: #commutation_ticket__commutationticket__season_ticket a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
subtype: #plane_ticket__planeticket__airplaneticket a ticket good for a trip on an airplane
subtype: #pass.ticket__pas a complementary (free) ticket; "the start got passes for his family"
subtype: #transfer.ticket a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
subtype: #railroad_ticket__train_ticket__trainticket a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train
subtype: #theater_ticket__theaterticket__theatre_ticket__theatreticket a ticket good for admission to a theater
subtype: #bus_ticket__busticket a ticket good for a ride on a bus
subtype: #round-trip_ticket__return_ticket a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)
subtype: #day_return__dayreturn a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day
subtype: #appraisal.commercial_document__estimate__estimation a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
subtype: #overestimate__overestimation__overvaluation__overappraisal an appraisal that is too high
subtype: #purchase_order__order a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
subtype: #credit_order__bill-me_order an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
subtype: #open_account an unpaid credit order
subtype: #indent (British) an order for goods to be exported or imported
subtype: #market_order an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
subtype: #stop_order__stop-loss_order an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
subtype: #stop_payment a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
subtype: #mail_order a purchase negotiated by mail
subtype: #confession.written_document a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party
subtype: #copyright__rightoffirstpublication a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
subtype: #inclosure__enclosure something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
subtype: #form a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
subtype: #application_form__applicationform a form to use when making an application
subtype: #claim_form__claimform a form to use when filing a claim
subtype: #order_form__orderform a form to use when placing an order
subtype: #questionnaire a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information
subtype: #personality_inventory__personalityinventory a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits; "a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test"
subtype: #requisition_form__requisitionform__requisition an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition
subtype: #tax_form__taxform a form to use when paying your taxes
subtype: #telegraph_form__telegraphform a form to use when sending a telegram
subtype: #legal_document__legaldocument__legal_instrument__legalinstrument__officialdocument__instrument a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
subtype: #derivative_instrument__derivative a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
subtype: #futures_contract__futurescontract an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
subtype: #stock-index_futures__stockindexfuture a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks
subtype: #option the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
subtype: #naked_option__nakedoption a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position
subtype: #covered_option__coveredoption a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option
subtype: #call_option.option__calloption__call the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
subtype: #put__put_option__putoption the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
subtype: #straddle.option the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options
subtype: #incentive_option__incentiveoption__incentive_stock_option__incentivestockoption an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals
subtype: #stock_option__stockoption the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period
subtype: #call_option an option to buy
subtype: #put_option__putoption an option to sell
subtype: #lock-up_option an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover
subtype: #negotiable_instrument an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money
subtype: #bill_of_exchange__draft__order_of_payment a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
subtype: #overdraft a draft in excess of the credit balance
subtype: #foreign_bill__foreignbill__foreign_draft__foreigndraft a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another
subtype: #inland_bill a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country
subtype: #redraft a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again
subtype: #trade_acceptance__tradeacceptance a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance
subtype: #bank_draft__banker's_draft a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
subtype: #dividend_warrant an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
subtype: #money_order__moneyorder__postal_order a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office
subtype: #banker's_acceptance__acceptance banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank
subtype: #bank_check__check__cheque a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"
subtype: #bad_check__badcheck__bad_cheque__badcheque a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny"
subtype: #giro_cheque__giro (British) a check given by the British government to someone who is unemployed; it can be cashed either at a bank or at the post office
subtype: #paycheck__payroll_check__payrollcheck a check issued in payment of wages or salary
subtype: #certified_check__certifiedcheck__certified_cheque__certifiedcheque a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment
subtype: #personal_check__personal_cheque a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account
subtype: #cashier's_check__cashier'scheck__treasurer's_check__treasurer'scheck__cashier's_cheque__cashier'scheque__treasurer's_cheque__treasurer'scheque a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person); "cashier's checks are as good as cash"
subtype: #blank_check__blankcheck__blank_cheque__blankcheque a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
subtype: #medicare_check__medicare_payment a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care
subtype: #sight_draft__sightdraft a draft payable on presentation
subtype: #time_draft a draft payable at a specified future date
subtype: #passport.legal_document a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
subtype: #ship's_papers official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.
subtype: #manifest a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane
subtype: #debenture a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt
subtype: #power_of_attorney a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent
subtype: #stock_power__stockpower a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party
subtype: #proxy a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
subtype: #letters_of_administration legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
subtype: #letters_testamentary__letterstestamentary a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
subtype: #working_papers__work_papers__work_permit a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries
subtype: #act__enactment a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
subtype: #decree__edict__fiat__order__rescript a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
subtype: #consent_decree__consentdecree an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
subtype: #curfew an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
subtype: #decree_nisi a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
subtype: #imperial_decree a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
subtype: #ukase an edict of the Russian tsar
subtype: #pragmatic_sanction__pragmaticsanction an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
subtype: #judicial_separation__legal_separation__legalseparation a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
subtype: #programma an edict that has been publicly posted
subtype: #proscription__prohibition__ban__interdiction a decree that prohibits something
subtype: #banning-order__banningorder an order that bans something
subtype: #enjoining__injunction__enjoinment__cease_and_desist_order (law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
subtype: #mandatory_injunction__mandatoryinjunction injunction requiring the performance of some specific act
subtype: #permanent_injunction__permanentinjunction__final_injunction__finalinjunction injunction issued on completion of a trial
subtype: #temporary_injunction__temporaryinjunction__interlocutory_injunction__interlocutoryinjunction injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over
subtype: #stay.decree a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
subtype: #stay_of_execution an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
subtype: #legislative_act__legislativeact__statute an act passed by a legislative body
subtype: #enabling_act__enabling_clause__enablingclause a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law
subtype: #ordinance a statute enacted by a city government
subtype: #special_act__specialact a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
subtype: #law legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"
subtype: #anti-drug_law a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs
subtype: #anti-racketeering_law__Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act__RICO_Act__RICO law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
subtype: #antitrust_legislation__antitrustlegislation__antitrust_law law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies
subtype: #statute_of_limitations a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken
subtype: #fundamental_law__fundamentallaw__organic_law__organiclaw__constitution law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
instance: #United_States_Constitution__Constitution_of_the_United_States
subtype: #public_law a law affecting the public at large
subtype: #blue_law a statute regulating work on Sundays
subtype: #blue_sky_law a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises
subtype: #homestead_law__homesteadlaw a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads
subtype: #poor_law a law providing support for the poor
subtype: #Riot_Act a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them
subtype: #prohibition.law a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"
subtype: #bill__measure a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
subtype: #appropriation_bill__appropriationbill a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose
subtype: #bill_of_attainder a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial
subtype: #bottle_bill a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles
subtype: #farm_bill a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
subtype: #trade_bill__tradebill a statute that would regulate foreign trade
subtype: #legal_brief__legalbrief__brief a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
subtype: #amicus_curiae_brief a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it
subtype: #will.legal_document__testament a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
subtype: #Old_Testament the collection of books comprising the sacred Scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
subtype: #Septuagint the pre-Christian Greek version of the Old Testament
subtype: #New_Testament the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
subtype: #devise.will a will disposing of real property
subtype: #living_will a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness; "after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will"
subtype: #deed_of_conveyance__deed__title a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
subtype: #bill_of_sale a deed transferring personal property
subtype: #deed_poll a deed made and executed by only one party
subtype: #mortgage_deed deed embodying a mortgage
subtype: #title_deed__titledeed a legal document proving a person's right to property
subtype: #muniments deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land
subtype: #assignment.legal_document the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
subtype: #trust_deed__trustdeed__deed_of_trust a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note
subtype: #conveyance document effecting a property transfer
subtype: #quitclaim_deed__quitclaimdeed__quitclaim document transferring title or right or claim to another
subtype: #income_tax_return__tax_return__taxreturn__return document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
subtype: #amended_return__amendedreturn a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return
subtype: #declaration_of_estimated_tax__estimated_tax_return__estimatedtaxreturn return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year
subtype: #false_return__falsereturn an incorrect income tax return
subtype: #information_return__informationreturn a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability
subtype: #joint_return__jointreturn a return filed by a husband and wife
subtype: #license__permit a legal document giving official permission to do something
subtype: #building_permit a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
subtype: #driver's_license__driving_license__drivinglicense a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
subtype: #fishing_license__fishinglicense__fishing_permit__fishingpermit a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
subtype: #hunting_license__huntinglicense__hunting_permit__huntingpermit__game_license a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time
subtype: #learner's_permit__learner'spermit a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile
subtype: #letter_of_marque__letters_of_marque__letter_of_mark_and_reprisal a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
subtype: #liquor_license a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages
subtype: #on-license a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
subtype: #marriage_license__wedding_license a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry
subtype: #occupation_license a license to pursue a particular occupation
subtype: #liberty_chit__libertychit__pass a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out"
subtype: is#software_license
subtype: is#free_software/freeware/shareware_licence
subtype: is#freeware_license
subtype: is#shareware_license__sharewarelicense
subtype: is#GNU_general_public_license
subtype: is#GNU_lesser_general_public_license
subtype: is#proprietary_software_license
subtype: is#BSD_license
subtype: is#bundled_with_Mac_OS_X_license
subtype: is#bundled_with_Microsoft_Windows_license
subtype: #letters_patent__letterspatent__patent an official document granting a right or privilege
subtype: #judgement__judgment__opinion the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
subtype: #concurring_opinion an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
subtype: #dissenting_opinion an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case
subtype: #majority_opinion the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')
subtype: #dictum__obiter_dictum an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
subtype: #acquittance__release a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
subtype: #judicial_writ__writ a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
subtype: #court_order__courtorder a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
subtype: #divestiture an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
subtype: #warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
subtype: #search_warrant a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search
subtype: #bench_warrant__benchwarrant__arrest_warrant a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court
subtype: #pickup.bench_warrant (informal) a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man"
subtype: #death_warrant__deathwarrant a warrant to execute the death sentence
subtype: #lettre_de_cachet__cachet French history: the king could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
subtype: #reprieve.warrant a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
subtype: #commutation.warrant a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
subtype: #pardon__amnesty a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
subtype: #assize an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
subtype: #writ_of_certiorari__certiorari a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
subtype: #writ_of_habeas_corpus__habeas_corpus a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge
subtype: #venire_facias a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty
subtype: #writ_of_mandamus__mandamus an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail
subtype: #attachment.judicial_writ a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
subtype: #fieri_facias a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt
subtype: #scire_facias a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled
subtype: #writ_of_detinue a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained
subtype: #writ_of_execution a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced
subtype: #writ_of_election a writ ordering the holding of an election
subtype: #writ_of_error a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial
subtype: #writ_of_prohibition a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case
subtype: #writ_of_right a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner
subtype: #summons.judicial_writ__summon__process__proces a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
subtype: #citation a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
subtype: #ticket.summons a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)
subtype: #speeding_ticket a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit
subtype: #parking_ticket__parkingticket a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place
subtype: #subpoena_ad_testificandum__subpoena a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court
subtype: #subpoena_duces_tecum a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control
subtype: #mandate__authorization__authorisation a document giving an official instruction or command
subtype: #affidavit__attestation written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath
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: #bill_of_indictment__indictment a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense
subtype: #murder_charge__murder_indictment an indictment charging someone with murder
subtype: #true_bill an indictment endorsed by a grand jury
subtype: #impeachment a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office
subtype: #arraignment a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment
subtype: #certificate__security a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities"
subtype: #government_security__agency_security a security issued by US government agencies or the Federal Land Bank
subtype: #mortgage-backed_security a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government
subtype: #registered_security a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent)
subtype: #registered_bond a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
subtype: #scrip a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency
subtype: #stock_certificate__stockcertificate__stock a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year"
subtype: #share any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price"
subtype: #bond_certificate__bond an interest-bearing (or discounted) certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money
subtype: #bond_issue bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
subtype: #convertible_bond__convertiblebond a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions
subtype: #corporate_bond__corporatebond a bond issued by a corporation; "a corporate bond is a safer investment than common stock in the same company"
subtype: #coupon_bond__bearer_bond a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments
subtype: #government_bond__governmentbond a bond that is an IOU on the US Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world
subtype: #savings_bond__savingsbond non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made
subtype: #Treasuries__Treasury_obligations negotiable debt obligations of the US government secured by its full faith and credit
subtype: #Treasury_bill__T-bill a short-term obligation that is not interest-bearing (it is purchased at a discount); can be traded on a discount basis for 91 days
subtype: #Treasury_bond a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer
subtype: #Treasury_note securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction
subtype: #junk_bond a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
subtype: #municipal_bond__municipalbond a bond issued by a state or local government
subtype: #utility_bond__utilitybond__utility_revenue_bond__utilityrevenuebond a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services
subtype: #noncallable_bond__noncallablebond a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity)
subtype: #performance_bond__performancebond__surety_bond a bond given to protect the recipient against loss in case the terms of a contract are not filled; a surety company assumes liability for nonperformance
subtype: #post-obit_bond a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion
subtype: #registered_bond a bond whose owner is recorded on the books of the issuer; can be transferred to another owner only when endorsed by the registered owner
subtype: #revenue_bond__revenuebond a bond issued by an agency that is commissioned to finance public works; revenue from the public property is used to pay off the bond
subtype: #secured_bond__securedbond a bond that is back by collateral
subtype: #unsecured_bond__unsecuredbond__debenture__debenture_bond__debenturebond a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral
subtype: #zero_coupon_bond a bond (corporate or government) that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond
subtype: #zero-coupon_security a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value
subtype: #zero-coupon_bond the commonest form of zero-coupon security
subtype: #partnership_certificate__partnershipcertificate a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership
subtype: #proprietorship_certificate a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business
subtype: #convertible_security__convertiblesecurity__convertible a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
subtype: #letter_security a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
subtype: #letter_stock stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
subtype: #letter_bond a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
subtype: #listed_security a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US
subtype: #unlisted_security__over_the_counter_security__OTC_security a security traded in the over-the-counter market
subtype: #over_the_counter_stock__OTC_stock__unlisted_stock stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange
subtype: #penny_stock__pennystock a stock selling for less that $1/share
subtype: #papyrus a document written on papyrus
subtype: #patent a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
subtype: #political_platform__politicalplatform__platform__political_program__politicalprogram__program a document stating the aims and principles of a political party; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program"
subtype: #resignation.written_document a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month"
subtype: #resolution__resolve a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
subtype: #joint_resolution__jointresolution (U.S.) a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the chief executive (or passed over the executive's veto)
instance: #Declaration_of_Independence
subtype: #source a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"
subtype: #source_materials publications from which information is obtained
subtype: #fountainhead__well__wellspring an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
subtype: #dramatic_composition__dramatic_work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
subtype: #play__drama a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
subtype: #theater_of_the_absurd plays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless; "Samuel Beckett and Eugene Ionesco have written plays for the theater of the absurd"
subtype: #playlet a short play
subtype: #miracle_play__miracleplay a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
subtype: #morality_play an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
subtype: #mystery_play__mysteryplay a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ
subtype: #Passion_play a play representing the Passion of Christ
subtype: #satyr_play__satyrplay an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs
subtype: #act.dramatic_composition a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
subtype: #scene.dramatic_composition a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
subtype: #playscript__script__book a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
subtype: #promptbook__prompt_copy the copy of the playscript used by the prompter
subtype: #continuity.playscript a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot
subtype: #dialog__dialogue the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
subtype: #duologue a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
subtype: #libretto the words of an opera or musical play
subtype: #scenario an outline or synopsis of a play
subtype: #screenplay a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
subtype: #shooting_script the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program
subtype: #dithyramb a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
subtype: #plagiarism a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
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