Mutual Assent

Agreement
An agreement is a mutual understanding between two or more competent parties that creates a commitment or an obligation, often forming the basis for a contract.
Meeting of the Minds
Mutual assent to terms by parties to a contract. A traditional rule of contract law is that the agreement, to be legally enforceable, must be accurately expressed within the terms of the contract the parties create, for therein lies the required meeting of the minds.

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