ratification

rat·i·fy

 (răt′ə-fī′)
tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm: The Senate ratified the treaty.

[Middle English ratifien, from Old French ratifier, from Medieval Latin ratificāre : Latin ratus, fixed, past participle of rērī, to reckon, consider; see rate1 + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

rat′i·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
rat′i·fi′er n.
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ratification

The declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with or without reservation, the content of a standardization agreement. See also implementation; reservation; subscription.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ratification - making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment"
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
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ratification

noun approval, sanction, acceptance, confirmation, endorsement, authorization The accord is subject to ratification by the five parliaments.
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ratification

noun
An act of confirming officially:
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Translations
إقْرار، تَصْديق على
ratifikace
ratifikation
BestätigungRatifizierungRatifikation
επικύρωση
ratifitseerimine
ratificationsanction
ratifikálásutólagos jóváhagyás
staîfesting
ratificaconvalida
ratifisering
ratificação
ratifikácia
onaylamatasdik
正式批准

ratification

[ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] Nratificación f
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ratification

[ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nratification f
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ratification

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ratification

[ˌrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃn] n (frm) → ratifica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ratify

(ˈrӕtifai) verb
to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing.
ˌratifiˈcation noun
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