meeting of the minds

: assent to the mutually agreed upon and understood terms of an agreement by the parties to a contract that may be manifest by objective signs of intent (as conduct)
the parties had not reached a meeting of the minds, and they did not have a specifically enforceable agreementFranklin v. Stern, 858 P.2d 142 (1993) (dissent)

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“Meeting of the minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/meeting%20of%20the%20minds. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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