certificate vs covenant

certificate

noun
  • A document evidencing ownership or debt. 

  • A motion picture age rating. 

  • A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma. 

  • A document containing a certified statement. 

  • The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem. 

verb
  • To supply with a certificate, especially following certification. 

covenant

noun
  • A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied. 

  • An incidental clause in an agreement. 

  • An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. 

  • A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties. 

verb
  • To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant. 

  • To enter a formal agreement. 

  • To make a stipulation. 

  • To bind oneself in contract. 

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