memorandum of understanding
English
Noun
memorandum of understanding (plural memoranda of understanding or memorandums of understanding)
- (law) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.
- 1925, Report of the National Conference on Utilization of Forest Products, p. 7:
- Immediately after the passage of the act a general memorandum of understanding was prepared and submitted to the States.
- 2012, Dinah Shelton, International Law and Domestic Legal Systems, p. 624:
- On the question of whether a memorandum of understanding is legally binding, British courts have held that this is determined by the presence (or, as the case may be, absence) of an intention to create a legal obligation, on the part of the states parties concerned, at the time of entry into the arrangement.
- 2020 December 2, Philip Haigh, “A winter of discontent caused by threat of union action”, in Rail, page 63:
- The memorandum of understanding between the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, the Office of Rail and Road and the police states: "In the absence of a clear indication that serious criminality has caused the accident, RAIB will normally have precedence in respect of the investigation and will assume lead responsibility for the investigation."
- 1925, Report of the National Conference on Utilization of Forest Products, p. 7:
Synonyms
- MoU (abbreviation)
- MOU (initialism)
Translations
document that outlines the legal premises of parties
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