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Earnest Money


1. A deposit is a sum of money paid by one of the parties to an agreement in payment of amounts due under the contract to the other party, as evidence of the conclusion of the contract and as a guarantee of its performance

Source: "Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Part One)" dated 30.11.1994 No. 51-FZ (version from 03.12.2012)

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