memorandum
noun | \ ˌme-mə-ˈran-dəm \ | mem·o·ran·dum
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: a usually informal written communication
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: a record (as a note) which is used by a party seeking to enforce an otherwise oral agreement in accordance with the Statute of Frauds to prove that the other party agreed to a contract and which need not contain all the terms of the contract itself
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: brief
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: memorandum decision