The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gentlemen's agreement \Gen"tle*men's a*gree"ment\ An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often, specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be included and enforced in a legal contract.
WordNet
n. a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
Wikipedia
A gentlemen's agreement or gentleman's agreement, gender-neutral language gentle agreement, is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, though it may be written, or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette. The essence of a gentlemen's agreement is that it relies upon the honor of the parties for its fulfillment, rather than being in any way enforceable. It is, therefore, distinct from a legal agreement or contract, which can be enforced if necessary.
Gentlemen's Agreement is a Barbershop quartet that won the 1971 SPEBSQSA international competition.
Gentlemen's Agreement is a 1935 British, black-and-white, adventure film directed by George Pearson and starring Ronald Shiner as Jim Ferrin and Vivien Leigh as Phil Stanley. It was produced by British & Dominions Film Corporation and Paramount British Pictures. According to the British Film Institute, there is no known print of this film.
A gentleman's agreement is an informal agreement.
It may also refer to:
- Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907 between the United States and Japan
- Gentlemen's Agreement of 1956 between leaders of the Andhra State and the Telangana region
- Gentleman's Agreement (novel)
- Gentleman's Agreement, the 1947 film adaptation
- Gentlemen's Agreement (film), a 1935 British film
- Gentleman's Agreement (album), a 1983 jazz album by George Adams and Dannie Richmond
Usage examples of "gentlemen's agreement".
But even if the strip is still friendly you can hit bumps or misjudge the flares or whatever, and there's a gentlemen's agreement - you're a helluva long way from any kind of medical aid out there so if you're trapped in the wreckage or it's on fire they just put a bullet in your head, like you do with horses.
But, if you were to ask our neighbours, I guarantee that they would assure you that there is indeed a gentlemen's agreement binding you not to sell your house in this block to a Negro.