treaty
21treaty — /tree tee/, n., pl. treaties. 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… …
22treaty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ global, international, regional, union ▪ bilateral, multilateral ▪ formal ▪ draft …
23treaty — n. 1) to conclude, sign; negotiate, work out a treaty 2) to confirm, ratify a treaty (the senate confirms all treaties) 3) to break, violate a treaty 4) to abrogate, denounce a treaty 5) a bilateral; commercial, trade; nonaggression; peace; test… …
24treaty — 01. Native people are simply asking the government to respect the [treaties] they signed with them a hundred years ago. 02. The peace [treaty] calls for the guerrillas to turn in their weapons, in return for complete amnesty. 03. The [treaty] on… …
25treaty */*/ — UK [ˈtriːtɪ] / US [ˈtrɪtɪ] noun [countable] Word forms treaty : singular treaty plural treaties an official written agreement between two or more countries. When national leaders negotiate a treaty, they discuss it before reaching agreement; and… …
26treaty — trea|ty [ triti ] noun count ** an official written agreement between two or more countries. When national leaders negotiate a treaty they discuss it before reaching agreement, and when they ratify a treaty they give it their formal approval,… …
27treaty — A compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare. Louis Wolf & Co. v. United States, Cust. & Pat.App., 107 F.2d 819, 827; United States v. Belmont, N.Y., 301 U.S. 324, 57 S.Ct. 758, 761, 81 L.Ed. 1134. An… …
28treaty — [[t]tri͟ːti[/t]] ♦♦ treaties N COUNT A treaty is a written agreement between countries in which they agree to do a particular thing or to help each other. ...the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Community. ...negotiations over a… …
29treaty — 1) Any formal agreement in writing between nations. A commercial treaty relates to trade between the signatories. 2) A transaction in which a sale is negotiated between the parties involved (by private treaty) rather than by auction. 3) An… …
30treaty — treat|y W2 [ˈtri:ti] n plural treaties [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: traité, from Latin tractatus; TRACT] a formal written agreement between two or more countries or governments ▪ Both sides have agreed to sign the treaty . ▪ The peace… …
