notice of intent

Meaning

1. 1nouncountablelegal

   A formal written statement telling another person or an authority that you plan to take a particular action in the future.

   Grammar: Countable: file a notice of intent, two notices of intent.

   Patterns

   • a notice of intent to do something
   • file a notice of intent

   The company filed a notice of intent to close the factory at the end of the year.

   She sent the landlord a notice of intent to move out in 60 days.

   A notice of intent must be submitted before the planning application is considered.

Word forms

Common combinations

file a notice of intent

You must file a notice of intent before you can sue the city.

submit a notice of intent

Applicants submit a notice of intent by the end of May.

serve a notice of intent

The agency served a notice of intent on the supplier.

written notice of intent

The contract requires written notice of intent to cancel.

notice of intent to sue

He mailed a notice of intent to sue.

Synonyms and how they differ

declaration of intent

Declaration of intent is broader and can be spoken, while a notice of intent is nearly always written and formal.

advance notice

Advance notice only stresses that the warning comes early, whereas a notice of intent states exactly what you plan to do.

announcement

An announcement is public and informal, while a notice of intent is addressed to a specific person or body for a legal or procedural reason.

Word family

notice noun

a formal warning or announcement

intent noun

what someone plans to do

intention noun

a plan or aim

intend verb

to plan to do something

Commonly confused: notice of intent or notice of intention?

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