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The contract must be signed by both parties.

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Sentence

Narrator

The contract must be signed by both parties.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Instructions

Ensure both parties sign the contract.

Legal Setting

The contract's validity hinges on both parties' signatures.

Explaining a Process

The next step is for both parties to sign the contract.

Warning

The contract won't be legally binding unless both parties sign it.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Both parties are required to affix their signatures to the contract.

Casual

Both sides need to sign the contract.

Simpler English

Both people have to sign the contract.

Phrases to learn

both parties

All individuals or groups involved in an agreement.

must be signed

Requires a signature for validity or completion.