agreement between the parties of a contract that they understand the meaning of the contract and want to enter into it. This Latin phrase literally means ‘agreement to the same thing’.
Synonyms and related words
Foreign legal terms
ab initio
actus reus
a fortiori
consensus ad idem
noun singular/uncountable legal
US /kənˌsensəs æd ˈaɪdəm/
DEFINITIONS1
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agreement between the parties of a contract that they understand the meaning of the contract and want to enter into it. This Latin phrase literally means “agreement to the same thing.”