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Instances of promissory agreement are characterized by formal acts of recognition of a state of promise between one party and another party for a certain futural activtity.

Instances of this class comprise official acts undertaken following formal procedures within a social grouping leading to formal recognition of a promise between two actors. The substance of declaration of promise is an intentional, social act.

Instances of ZE46 Promissory Agreement come about when the specific social procedure required is intentionally and successfully enacted according to the prevalent rules. They end with the successful termination of the act or because of its premature termination.

A successful act of ZE46 Promissory Agreement leads to the generation of an instance of ZE45 Promissory Status, the institutional fact that thereafter holds between two actors until it has been abrogated.

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