plural of halfway covenant

(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The sacred container, a gold-plated wooden chest, of the two tablets of law (the Ten Commandments) given to Moses by the Hebrew God.

(law) An agreement between parties limiting or restricting the use of land owned by one of the parties. / (law) A noncompete agreement

(archaic, idiomatic) A long-lasting agreement.

(law) In the law of real property, a guarantee made by the seller of a parcel of land to the buyer of that parcel regarding the legal status of the title.

(Christianity) An interpretation of the Bible, originally derived from a phrase in the Book of Jeremiah, and often thought of as an eschatological Messianic Age or world to come.

(law, real estate) A legal agreement or promise regarding a piece of real estate, which passes from one owner to another when the land is conveyed and which is said to run with the land.

(countable, law, real estate) A legal agreement or promise regarding a piece of real estate, which binds the party who makes the covenant but which does not pass from one owner to another when the land is conveyed.

(countable, law, real estate) A legal agreement or promise, one of the English covenants of title and future covenants, whereby the grantor of a property assures the grantee that he or she will not be subject to the claims of someone with a paramount title, thereby guaranteeing the status of the title that is being conveyed.

(Christianity) God's promise of eternal life for all people who have faith in Christ.