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- Covenant
- An agreement, contract, or written promise between two parties that constitutes a pledge to do or refrain from doing something. In the case of real property, covenants are found in deeds or in documents that bind everyone who owns land in a particular development. (See also: covenants, conditions, and restrictions)
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