English

Noun

memorandum of understanding ‎(plural memoranda of understanding or memorandums of understanding)

1. (law) A document that outlines the legal and factual premises believed by the parties to have been agreed to between them.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• MoU (abbreviation)
• MOU (initialism)

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