peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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North and South Korea are still formally at war, as the Korean War stopped in 1953 with a armistice and not a peace treaty. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 The zone is a legacy of the Korean War from 1950 to 1953, which ended with an armistice but not a peace treaty. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Georgia and Riley came to a peace treaty of sorts on the ski trip, so things are good there. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 The United States has about 28,500 forces stationed in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses — a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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