parol

(pə rōl′, par′əl)

noun

Law spoken evidence given in court by a witness

now only in by parol

Origin: MFr parole < OFr: see parole

adjective

Law oral or verbal

See parol in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Oral as opposed to written communication: a conveyance of land by parol.

adjective

Expressed or evidenced by an oral statement as opposed to a written document.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English parole

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *paraula; see parole

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