trea·ty
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| 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. |
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Treaty
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n. pl. trea·ties
[Middle English tretee, from Old French traite, from Latin tractātus, discussion, from past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with; see treat.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| treaty | |
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| a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
treaty [ˈtriːti] noun — plural ˈtreaties
a formal agreement between states or governments
Example: They signed a peace treaty.
Example: They signed a peace treaty.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
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
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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