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Definition of Treaty

1. Noun. A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.

Definition of Treaty

1. n. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation.

Definition of Treaty

1. Noun. (international law) A binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. ¹

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Definition of Treaty

1. a formal agreement between two or more nations [n -TIES]

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Literary usage of Treaty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Miscellaneous articles deal with subjects peculiar to each indj- vidual treaty, such as provisions for demobilization, destruction of fortresses, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The ambiguous interpretation of the treaty satisfying neither power, Daniel Webster (qv), who succeeded Clayton in 1850, undertook negotiations with Bulwer ..."

3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1919)
"CURRENT NOTES MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT WILSON TRANSMITTING TO THE SENATE THE treaty WITH FRANCE OF JUNE 28, 1919.1 GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE: I take pleasure in ..."

4. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"This Barrier treaty, which in fact amounted to a renewal, ... Thus, notwithstanding the Barrier treaty, or partly in consequence of it, ..."

5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"This Barrier treaty, which in fact amounted to a renewal, ... Thus, notwithstanding the Barrier treaty, or partly in consequence of it, ..."

6. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1854)
"AN ACT for giving effect to certain treaty stipulations between this and foreign governments., for the apprehension and delivering up of certain offenders. ..."

7. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"The spirit of the treaty of alliance, which guarantees the territorial integrity of each of the contracting states in case of attack, as well as its text, ..."

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