peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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Decades of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan has stopped, but unresolved disputes remain, and neither side has signed a formal, comprehensive peace treaty. Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 While the peace treaty prevented further confiscation of loyalist property, his property was not restored. Kimberly Nath, The Conversation, 7 May 2026 Season 3 President Reagan and Soviet Premier Andropov sign lunar peace treaty which essentially divides the Moon between them. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026 The only time a non-Egyptian — Tunisian diplomat Chedli Klibi — was appointed to the post was in 1979, after Egypt’s membership was suspended after its peace treaty with Israel. Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peace treaty

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“Peace treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20treaty. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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