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term
term n often attrib
1: a specified period of time
the policy term
2: the whole period for which an estate is granted; also: the estate itself
3 a: the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised
b: session
4: a word, phrase, or provision of import esp. in determining the nature and scope of an agreement
— usu. used in pl.
the term s of the contract

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.