Is Indenture a Verb?

Is Indenture a Verb?

verb (used with object), in·den·tured, in·den·tur·ing. to bind by indenture, as an apprentice. Archaic. to make a depression in; wrinkle; furrow.

What's the noun for indenture?

(law) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice). (law) A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract. An indentation.

What part of speech is the word indentured?

Use the adjective indentured to describe someone who's bound or attached in a legal sense.

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