parol

Parol \Pa*rol"\, n. [See {Parole}, the same word.]
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   1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]
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   2. (Law) Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not
      under seal. --Blackstone.
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Parol \Pa*rol"\, a.
   Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a
   writing not under seal; as, parol evidence.
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   {Parol arrest} (Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal
      order from a magistrate.

   {Parol contract} (Law), any contract not of record or under
      seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract.
      --Chitty. Story.
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PAROL. More properly parole. A French word, which means literally, word or 
speech. It is used to distinguish contracts which are made verbally or in 
writing not under seal, which are called, parol. contracts, from those which 
are under seal which bear the name of deeds or specialties (q.v.) 1 Chit. 
Contr. 1; 7 Term. R. 3 0 351, n.; 3 Johns. Cas. 60; 1 Chit. Pl. 88. It is 
proper to remark that when a contract is made under seal, and afterwards it 
is  modified verbally, it becomes wholly a parol contract. 2 Watts, 451; 9 
Pick. 298; 13 Wend. 71. 
     2. Pleadings are frequently denominated the parol. In some instances 
the term parol is used to denote the entire pleadings in a cause as when in 
an action brought against an infant heir, on an obligation of his ancestors, 
he prays that the parol may demur, i. e., the pleadings may be stayed, till 
he shall attain full age. 3 Bl. Com. 300; 4 East, 485 1 Hoffm. R. 178. See a 
form of a plea in abatement, praying that the parol may demur, in 1 Wentw. 
Pl. 43; and 2 Chit. Pl. 520. But a devisee cannot pray the parol to demur. 4 
East, 485. 
     3. Parol evidence is evidence verbally delivered by a witness. As to 
the cases when such evidence will be received or rejected, vide Stark, Ev. 
pt. 4, p. 995 to 1055; 1 Phil. Ev. 466, c. 10, s. 1; Sugd. Vend. 97. 
    

35 Moby Thesaurus words for "parol":
      articulated, enunciated, lingual, linguistic, linguistic act,
      locution, nuncupative, oral, parole, phonation, pronounced, said,
      sequence of phonemes, sounded, speaking, speech, speech act,
      spoken, string, the spoken word, tongue, unwritten, utterance,
      utterance string, uttered, verbal, viva voce, vocable, vocal,
      vocalized, voice, voiced, voiceful, word, word of mouth