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pact  (pkt)
n.
1. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
2. A compact; a bargain.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pactum, from neuter sing. past participle of pacsc, to agree; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

pact [pækt]
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an agreement or compact between two or more parties, nations, etc., for mutual advantage
[from Old French pacte, from Latin pactum, from pacīscī to agree]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pactpact - 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

pact
Translations
pact [pækt] N
1. (between two people) → pacto m
to make a pact (with sb)hacer un pacto(con algn)
to make a pact with the Devilhacer un pacto con el diablo
to make a pact (not) to do sthacordar(no)hacer algo, pactar(no)hacer algo
see also suicide
2. (Pol, Comm) → pacto m (esp Econ, Ind) → convenio m
electoral pactpacto m electoral
non-aggression pactpacto m de no agresión

pact [ˈpækt] npacte m
He signed a non-aggression pact with Germany → Il signa un pacte de non-agression avec l'Allemagne.
to sign a pact → signer un pacte
to sign a pact with sb → signer un pacte avec qn
to make a pact with sb [country] → faire un pacte avec qn
to make a pact to do sth [friends, partners] → faire un pacte pour faire qch, se promettre de faire qch
to make a pact with the devil → faire un pacte avec le diable

pact
nPakt m; to make a pact with somebodymit jdm einen Pakt schließen

pact [pækt] npatto, trattato, accordo
pact [pækt] npatto, trattato, accordo

pact
n pact [pӕkt]
an agreement, especially if formal and/or between the representatives of nations They made a pact to help each other. pakt حِلْف، إتفاقيَّه договор smlouva pagt der Pakt σύμφωνο pacto leping پیمان sopimus pacte בְּרִית समझौता ugovor,pakt szerződés pakta samningur; sáttmáli patto 協定 조약, 협정 paktas, susitarimas pakts, līgums pakatan overeenkomst pakt pakt pacto pact договор, пакт zmluva, pakt pakt pakt pakt, fördrag, överenskommelse สัญญา antlaşma 條約,協定、合同、公約 пакт, договір معاہدہ hiệp ước


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A moment later the officers began to bustle among the men, pushing them into a more com- pact mass and into a better alignment.
Should it unhappily be necessary to appeal to these delicate truths for a justification for dispensing with the consent of particular States to a dissolution of the federal pact, will not the complaining parties find it a difficult task to answer the MULTIPLIED and IMPORTANT infractions with which they may be confronted?
De Montfort has told him as much a dozen times, and now that all of us, both Norman and Saxon barons, have already met together and formed a pact for our mutual protection the King must surely realize that the time for temporizing be past, and that unless he would have a civil war upon his hands he must keep the promises he so glibly makes, instead of breaking them the moment De Montfort's back be turned.
 
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