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TREATY
treaty, pact, accord
(noun) a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
treaty (plural treaties)
(international law) A binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.
A formal agreement between two or more states.
Synonyms
• protocol
• covenant
• convention
• exchange of letters
• exchange of note
Anagrams
• attery, yatter
Source: Wiktionary
Trea"ty, n.; pl. Treaties. Etym: [OE. tretee, F. traité, LL. tractatus; cf. L. tractatus a handling, treatment, consultation, tractate. See Treat, and cf. Tractate.]
1. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation. "By sly and wise treaty." Chaucer. He cast by treaty and by trains Her to persuade. Spenser.
2. An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance.
3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] Shak.
4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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