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trea·ty

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–noun, plural -ties.

1.	a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.

2.	the formal document embodying such an international agreement.

3.	any agreement or compact.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME trete < AF < L tractātus tractate

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trea·ty Audio Help (trē'tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. trea·ties

1. A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade.
2. The document in which such an agreement is set down.
3. Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.
4. An entreaty.
A contract or agreement.
Obsolete
1. Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.
2. An entreaty.

[Middle English tretee, from Old French traite, from Latin tractātus, discussion, from past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with; see treat.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
treaty

c.1386, "treatment, discussion," from O.Fr. traité "assembly, agreement, treaty," from L. tractatus "discussion, handling," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat). Sense of "contract between nations" is first recorded 1430.

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treaty
noun
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
treaty [ˈtriːti] noun — plural ˈtreaties

a formal agreement between states or governments
Example: They signed a peace treaty.

Arabic:	مُعاهَدَه
Chinese (Simplified):	条约
Chinese (Traditional):	條約
Czech:	smlouva
Danish:	traktat; -traktat
Dutch:	verdrag
Estonian:	leping
Finnish:	sopimus
French:	traité
German:	der Vertrag
Greek:	συνθήκη, συμφωνία
Hungarian:	(államközi) szerződés

Icelandic:	milliríkjasamningur, sáttmáli
Italian:	trattato
Japanese:	協定
Lithuanian:	sutartis
Polish:	układ
Portuguese (Brazil):	tratado
Portuguese (Portugal):	tratado
Romanian:	tratat
Russian:	договор
Spanish:	tratado
Swedish:	fördrag, avtal
Turkish:	antlaşma, pakt

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: trea·ty
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural treaties
Etymology: Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité,from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle
1 : the action of treating and esp. of negotiating
2 :an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as a : PRIVATE TREATY b : a contract in writingbetween two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state <thepresident…shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties —U.S. Constitution article II> —compare EXECUTIVE AGREEMENT
3 : a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4 : anagreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Treaty

Tract"ate\, n. [L. tractatus a touching, handling, treatise. See Tractable, and Tract a treatise, Treaty.] A treatise; a tract; an essay.

Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. --Hare.

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