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Re:TechCrunch published Snap earnings before numbers went pu... by manigandham on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @02:56AM (#21331858)
That site can't even render HTML properly, and verbal means using words. That's the primary definition: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/verbal

Of course agreements are using words. How they express those words (orally or written) is the difference. Here's are better answers from actual lawyers: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-oral-an... and https://www.quora.com/Is-there-any-difference-between-an-ora...

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Re:TechCrunch published Snap earnings before numbers went pu... by vageli on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @08:35AM (#21333900)
> That site can't even render HTML properly, and verbal means using words. That's the primary definition: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/verbal

There exists separate legal dictionaries precisely because words take on new meanings in a legal context. Searching "verbal agreement" brings up numerous legal blogs and sites discussing what you are calling "oral agreements". They are likely interchangeable in a legal context.

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