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  1. noun A formal agreement between two or more states, as in reference to terms of peace or trade.
  2. noun The document in which such an agreement is set down.
  3. noun A contract or agreement.

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  • Many, both in Paris and London, regretted the situation that had arisen through the conference in London, but a treaty is a treaty, and neither London nor Paris could forsake their Allies. —  Im Weltkriege. English
  • "He who shall thus act, his fault shall not be brought up against him; his house shall not be touched, nor his wife, nor his children; he shall not have his throat cut, nor shall his eyes be touched, nor his mouth, nor his feet; no criminal accusation shall be made against him This treaty is the most ancient of all those of which the text has come down to us; its principal conditions were--perfect equality and reciprocity between the contracting sovereigns, an offensive and defensive alliance, and the extradition of criminals and refugees. —  History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12)
  • Enkindled with the desire of distinguishing himself by some brilliant deed, he arrives with a troop of Hurons at Fort Frontenac, where he learns that a treaty is about to be concluded between the French and the Iroquois. —  The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval
  • Her plans, however, did not materialize, as the duke died and the treaty was annulled The death of Francis I. occurred in 1547; with his reign ends the first period of woman's activity—a period influenced mainly by Louise of Savoy, whose relations to France were as disastrous as were those of any mistress. —  Women of Modern France
  • After circumstances had led to a conclusion that the President also must ratify it, he said to the same Talleyrand, 'Though the treaty is a most execrable one, yet when once we have come to a determination on it, we must carry it through thick and thin, right or wrong.' —  Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4
 

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  1. Middle English tretee, from Old French traite, from Latin tractātus, discussion, from past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with; see treat.

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  1. from Middle English trety, tretee, trete, from Old French traite, traicte, French traité =Provencal tractat =Spanish Portuguese tratado =Italian trattato, from Middle Latin tractatus, a conference, assembly, agreement, treaty (in a great variety of senses), from Latin tractare, past participle tractatus, handle, manage, treat: see treat, and cf. treatise.
 

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