Meanings
nounagreement in principle (plural agreements in principle)
plural agreements in principle
- lawA legally enforceable, but incompletely specified, agreement between parties that identifies the fundamental terms that are intended to be or are agreed upon.
Translations
Arabic اِتِّفَاقٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْمَبْدَأُ
- اِتِّفَاقٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْمَبْدَأُ (ittifāqun min ḥayṯu l-mabdaʔu)legally enforceable agreement
Dutch princiepsakkoord, principeakkoord
- princiepsakkoordlegally enforceable agreement
- principeakkoordlegally enforceable agreement
Finnish periaatesopimus
- periaatesopimuslegally enforceable agreement
French accord de principe
- accord de principelegally enforceable agreement
Polish porozumienie co do zasady
- porozumienie co do zasadylegally enforceable agreement
Russian принципиа́льное согла́сие
- принципиа́льное согла́сие (principiálʹnoje soglásije)legally enforceable agreement
Spanish principio de acuerdo
- principio de acuerdolegally enforceable agreement
Swedish principöverenskommelse
- principöverenskommelselegally enforceable agreement
Cite this entry
APA
agreement in principle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agreement%20in%20principle
MLA
“agreement in principle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agreement%20in%20principle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agreement in principle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agreement%20in%20principle.
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