Legal Definitions - indent

Indent is a term used in legal documents and refers to a type of certificate of indebtedness issued by the U.S. government or a state government in the late 18th or early 19th century. It can also refer to a contract or deed in writing.

Indent can also be used as a verb, meaning:

1. To cut in a serrated or wavy line, especially to create multiple copies of a document, each fitting into the angles of the other.
2. To agree by contract.
3. To bind a person by contract.

An example of an indent is a certificate of indebtedness issued by the U.S. government or a state government in the late 18th or early 19th century.

Another example of an indent is a formal written instrument made by two or more parties with different interests, traditionally having the edges serrated, or indented, in a zigzag fashion to reduce the possibility of forgery and to distinguish it from a deed poll.

An example of indent as a verb is when two parties agree by contract to a certain set of terms and conditions.

The examples illustrate the definition of indent as a type of certificate of indebtedness or a formal written instrument made by two or more parties with different interests. The verb form of indent is illustrated by the example of two parties agreeing by contract to a certain set of terms and conditions.