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trea·ty  (trt)
n. pl. trea·ties
1.
a. A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade.
b. The document in which such an agreement is set down.
2. A contract or agreement.
3. Obsolete
a. Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.
b. An entreaty.

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

treaty [ˈtriːtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a.  a formal agreement or contract between two or more states, such as an alliance or trade arrangement
b.  the document in which such a contract is written
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any international agreement
3. any pact or agreement
4. (Business / Commerce) an agreement between two parties concerning the purchase of property at a price privately agreed between them
5. Archaic negotiation towards an agreement
6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Canada)
a.  any of the formal agreements between Indian bands and the federal government by which the Indians surrender their land rights in return for various forms of aid
b.  (as modifier) treaty Indians treaty money
7. an obsolete word for entreaty
[from Old French traité, from Medieval Latin tractātus treaty, from Latin: discussion, from tractāre to manage; see treat]
treatyless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.treaty - a written agreement between two states or sovereignstreaty - a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
alliance - a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
commercial treaty - a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
peace treaty, pacification, peace - a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"
convention - (diplomacy) an international agreement

treaty
noun agreement, pact, contract, bond, alliance, bargain, convention, compact, covenant, entente, concordat negotiations over a 1992 treaty on global warming
Translations
treaty [ˈtriːtɪ] Ntratado m
Treaty of Accession (to EC) → Tratado m de Adhesión
Treaty of RomeTratado m de Roma
Treaty of UtrechtTratado m de Utrecht

treaty [ˈtriːti] ntraité m

treaty
nVertrag m

treaty [ˈtriːtɪ] ntrattato, patto
to sell a house by private treaty (agreement) → vendere una casa con un accordo privato

treaty
n treaty [ˈtriːti]
a formal agreement between states or governments They signed a peace treaty. verdrag مُعاهَدَه договор smlouva traktat; -traktat der Vertrag συνθήκη, συμφωνία tratado leping پیمان sopimus traité חוֹזֶה, אֲמָנָה संधि ugovor (államközi) szerződés persetujuan milliríkjasamningur, sáttmáli trattato 協定 조약, 협정 sutartis līgums perjanjian verdrag traktat, pakt układ tratado tratat договор pogodba sporazum fördrag, avtal สนธิสัญญา antlaşma, pakt 條約 договір, угода معاہدہ hiệp ước

treaty معاهدة smlouva traktat Vertrag συνθήκη tratado sopimus traité ugovor trattato 条約 조약 verdrag traktat traktat tratado договор fördrag สนธิสัญญา anlaşma hiệp ước 条约


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