counterpart

counterpart
coun·ter·part /'kau̇n-tər-ˌpärt/ n: one of two corresponding or duplicate copies of a legal instrument

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

counterpart
I (complement) noun alter ego, analogue, brother, coequal, congener, coordinate, correlate, correlation, correlative, correspondent, doppelganger, homologue, mate, obverse, pendant, reciprocal, reverse II (parallel) noun carbon, carbon copy, copy, corresponding part, double, duplicate, duplication, effigies, effigy, equal, equivalent, image, likeness, match, replica, reproduction, res simillima, twin III index alter ego, antipode, antithesis, complement, conspirer, contraposition, copy, correlate, reflection (image), resemblance, same, semblance

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


counterpart
In the law of contracts, a written paper that is one of several documents that constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. If the parties are in different localities, often a contract is executed in several counterparts that are the same, but each counterpart is signed by a different party.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

counterpart
n.
   in the law of contracts, a written paper which is one of several documents which constitute a contract, such as a written offer and a written acceptance. Often a contract is in several counterparts which are the same but each paper is signed by a different party, particularly if they are in different localities.
   See also: contract

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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