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memorandum of understanding

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 諒解備忘錄 /谅解备忘录 (liàngjiě bèiwànglù) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Finnish: aiepöytäkirja — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Finnish: yhteisymmärrysmuistio — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Finnish: yhteisymmärryspöytäkirja — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • French: mémorandum d'entente — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • German: Absichtserklärung — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Indonesian: nota kesepahaman — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Japanese: 了解覚書 (ryōkai oboegaki) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Khmer: អនុស្សរណៈនៃការយោគយល់ (ʼaʼnŭs-saʼraʼnaʼneykaryoŭkyôl) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Korean: 양해각서 (yanghaegakseo) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Persian: تفاهمنامه (tafâhom-nâme) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Russian: протоко́л о наме́рениях (protokól o namérenijax) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Russian: мемора́ндум о соглаше́нии (memorándum o soglašénii) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Russian: мемора́ндум о взаимопонима́нии (memorándum o vzaimoponimánii) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Russian: мемора́ндум о договорённости (memorándum o dogovorjónnosti) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Spanish: memorándum de entendimiento — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Swahili: hati ya makubaliano — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Swahili: mkataba wa maelewano — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Swedish: avsiktsförklaring — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Tagalog: memorandum ng pag-unawa — document that outlines the legal premises of parties
  • Tamil: புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தம் (purintuṇarvu oppantam) — document that outlines the legal premises of parties