indenture documents
[/ɪnˈdɛntʃər ˈdɑːkjəmənts/]
nounpl: indenture documents
documentos de contrato de aprendizagem
1. Legal documents that formally bind an apprentice to a master craftsman for a specified period of training and service
The indenture documents outlined the terms of the apprenticeship, including wages and duration of service.
Os documentos de contrato de aprendizagem estabeleciam os termos do aprendizado, incluindo salários e duração do serviço.
2. Historical contracts used in the colonial period binding servants or laborers to employers for a set term, often in exchange for passage or debt payment
Many immigrants arrived in America through indenture documents that bound them to work for several years.
Muitos imigrantes chegaram à América através de documentos de contrato de servidão que os vinculavam ao trabalho por vários anos.
3. Formal written agreements between two parties with matching or duplicate copies, often with notched edges for authentication
The indenture documents were carefully preserved in the court archives as evidence of the legal agreement.
Os documentos de indentura foram cuidadosamente preservados nos arquivos do tribunal como evidência do acordo legal.
Indenture documents hold significant historical importance in both American and Brazilian colonial history. In the United States, they represent a major part of the labor system that preceded slavery and shaped early colonial development. In Brazil, similar documents were used during the colonial period for apprenticeships and labor contracts. Today, the term is primarily used in historical, legal, and academic discussions rather than in contemporary business practice.
Related Idioms & Phrases
to sign indenture documents - assinar documentos de contrato de aprendizagem
bound by indenture - vinculado por contrato de aprendizagem
break an indenture - romper um contrato de aprendizagem
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