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Thesaurus: intendment

Charge; oversight.

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  1. n. Charge; oversight.
  2. n. Intention; design; purpose.
  3. n. The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.
  4. 1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] Ford. 2. Intention; design; purpose. The intendment of God and nature. Jer. Taylor. 3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.
  5. The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or ofany legal instrument.
  6. n. Charge; oversight. n. Intention; design; purpose. n. The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument.