parole evidence rule

parole evidence rule definition - legal

n

The principle that a preexisting commitment cannot be used as evidence to contradict or in any way modify the terms of a written agreement. See also integration and merger.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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