covenant

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One of these said alterations had been "clearly shown" using Google Earth satellite imagery, which Mr Milne said was a "breach of the aforesaid covenant".

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

There’s no better leading indicator of market psychology than real-time covenant changes, which show where the smart money is quietly hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork directed the company to shut down the scrap yard for good and sign a land covenant that would prohibit future recycling on the site.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Article 6 of the covenant holds: “Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

In law, a covenant is a contract or other agreement between people or groups, in which they agree to do or not do a particular thing.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz