treaty

UK/ˈtɹiːti/US/ˈtɹiti/

nounC1Common in everyday speech and writing · #3,862 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: treaties

A treaty is a formal signed agreement between countries. Sign a treaty, ratify the treaty, a peace treaty.

Signing and ratifying are separate steps, and a state is bound only by the second. Treaties are binding under international law with no police force behind them, which is why compliance depends on reputation and on what other states will do about a breach.

Definitions of treaty

1nountreatyA formal signed agreement between countries.C1
“The two countries signed a peace treaty to end the war.”

treaty is an agreement.

Also accepted in games: pact

Practised in Crime & Law

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treaty in the wild

The main treaty was opened for signature on 1 December 1959, and officially entered into force on 23 June 1961.
Antarctic Treaty System
As of 2024, the treaty has 58 parties.
Antarctic Treaty System
Between 1965 and 1968, the treaty was negotiated by the Eighteen Nation Committee on Disarmament, a United Nations-sponsored organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Opened for signature in 1968, the treaty entered into force in 1970.
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed on 28 June 1919.
Treaty of Versailles

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