verb
provide
To state a condition or requirement in a law or agreement.
The lease provides that tenants must give thirty days' notice.
Etymology
The components mean seeing ahead. A legal provision anticipates a circumstance and lays down what must happen if it arises.
More examples
- State law provides that these records must remain confidential.
- Our agreement provided that either party could cancel in writing.
- The contract must provide that all changes require written approval.
Forms
provide · provides · provided · providing
provision noun — A condition stated in a legal document.