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ratification

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rat·i·fy  (rt-f)
tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies
To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve.

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

rati·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
rati·fier n.

The declaration by which a nation formally accepts, with or without reservation, the content of a standardization agreement. See also implementation; reservation; subscription.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
ratification [rætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nratificación f
ratification [rætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nratification f
ratification [rætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nRatifikation f
ratification [rætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] nratificazione f


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It has not a little contributed to the infirmities of the existing federal system, that it never had a ratification by the PEOPLE.
On the abolition of royalty the consular administration was substituted by Brutus, who stepped forward with a project for such a reform, which, he alleged, had been prepared by Tullius Hostilius, and to which his address obtained the assent and ratification of the senate and people.
Had you followed Captain Ahab down into his cabin after the squall that took place on the night succeeding that wild ratification of his purpose with his crew, you would have seen him go to a locker in the transom, and bringing out a large wrinkled roll of yellowish sea charts, spread them before him on his screwed-down table.
 
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