peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), overseeing the implementation of the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, declined to comment. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 His absence aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy of reducing U.S. support for Ukraine while pursuing a ceasefire and peace treaty between Kyiv and Moscow. Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The two countries were last at war in 1973, but signed a peace treaty in 1979 with the Camp David accords. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 Technically, North and South Korea have been at war since 1950 when an armistice, not a peace treaty, was reached in 1953. John Weaver, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025 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 14 May. 2025.

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