indenture

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Synonyms: investure, indentured, denture, indentures, rudenture, indentor, incentre, indenter, indentors

Antonyms: investure, indentured, denture, indentures, rudenture, indentor, incentre, indenter, indentors

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|legal}} A [[contract]] which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an [[apprentice]]).
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A contract relating to lending (typically for issuing a [[bond]]), a [[real estate]] transaction, or a [[bankruptcy]] that imposes additional conditions on one or both parties.
3. {{lb|en|legal|often|in plural}} A [[document]], written as [[duplicate]]s separated by [[indentation]]s, specifying either of the above contracts.
4. An [[indentation]]; a [[recess]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|legal}} To bind a person under such a contract.
2. To [[indent]]; to make hollows, [[notch]]es{{,}} or [[wrinkle]]s in; to [[furrow]].

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