| agreement |
an understanding between people or groups that states what kind of action is to be taken and what each person's responsibility will be. The document that describes this understanding is also called an agreement. [1/4 definitions] |
| amend |
to change or add to a law, contract, or other document. |
| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| article |
a specific section in a document such as a contract or a constitution. [1/4 definitions] |
| attachment |
An attachment is something that people sometimes send along with an email. An attachment is often a photo, or it might be a video or a written document. [1/5 definitions] |
| charter |
an official document given by a government or ruler to a business or other group. The charter explains the group's rights and responsibilities. [1/4 definitions] |
| clause |
a section, article, or provision of a legal document or of other documents. [1/2 definitions] |
| contract |
the piece of paper or document that shows this agreement. [1/6 definitions] |
| Declaration of Independence |
the public document by which the thirteen American colonies declared their independence from England in 1776. |
| dialog box |
A dialog box is a window that appears in a computer program to ask for information from the person using the computer. When you want to print a document, for example, a dialog box appears and asks you how many copies you want. |
| document |
A document is a written or printed paper that gives information or proof of something. Drivers' licenses and passports are kinds of documents. [3 definitions] |
| file1 |
A file is a paper or document that is kept in a file. A file usually contains important information that someone wants to keep. [1/5 definitions] |
| form |
a document with empty spaces for writing in information. [1/8 definitions] |
| legal |
Something that is legal is OK according to the law. When it is legal to do something, it means that you are allowed by law to do it. If someone is the legal owner of something, like a car or a house, they are allowed to have it or sell it because the law says they can. The legal owner of something has a special document that proves by law that they own it. [2 definitions] |
| original |
An original document is a document that is written by hand or typed. It is not a copy. It is the document that copies can be made from. [1/6 definitions] |
| paper |
any written or printed document. [1/5 definitions] |
| passport |
an official document that shows that the holder is a citizen of a country. A passport gives one the right to travel in other countries and return to one's own country. |
| P.S. |
abbreviation of the word "postscript." A postscript is a note added to a letter after the writer has already signed it. It can also be a note added at the end of a book or document. |
| seal1 |
a design that is stamped on wax or other soft material. Seals are used to make a document authentic or official. [1/5 definitions] |
| title |
a legal right to own something such as property or the document that proves it. [1/5 definitions] |
| warrant |
a document issued by a judge that gives a police officer the right to make searches, seize property, or make arrests. [1/2 definitions] |