plural treaties
1
a
: an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation:
(1)
: a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (such as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state
(2)
b
: a document in which such a contract is set down
2
: the action of treating and especially of negotiating
Examples of treaty in a Sentence
a nuclear test ban treaty
in accordance with a treaty between the United States and the tribes of the Pacific Northwest, commercial fishing of certain kinds of salmon is limited to Native Americans
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This body crafted the 1958 UN treaty on road transport, which has been signed by 58 countries including France and the Netherlands.
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
However, the Minuteman III hasn't carried multiple warheads since 2014 in compliance with arms reduction treaties, according to the U.S. Air Force.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
So talk of American and Canadian filmmakers jointly developing and co-producing official treaty films between Canada and the U.S., and to be shot on either side of the border, hits Fuica’s sweet spot.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
After years of tough negotiations, member nations are poised to adopt the pandemic treaty, an agreement aimed at ensuring the globe responds to the next pandemic better than COVID-19.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
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Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
However, the Minuteman III hasn't carried multiple warheads since 2014 in compliance with arms reduction treaties, according to the U.S. Air Force.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 21 May 2025
So talk of American and Canadian filmmakers jointly developing and co-producing official treaty films between Canada and the U.S., and to be shot on either side of the border, hits Fuica’s sweet spot.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
After years of tough negotiations, member nations are poised to adopt the pandemic treaty, an agreement aimed at ensuring the globe responds to the next pandemic better than COVID-19.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for treaty
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“Treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/treaty. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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treaty
noun
trea·ty
ˈtrēt-ē 
plural treaties
: an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation
especially
: one between two or more states or rulers
Legal Definition
treaty
noun
trea·ty
plural treaties
1
: the action of treating and especially of negotiating
2
: an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as
a
b
: a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state
the President…shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties—U.S. Constitution art. II
compare executive agreement
U.S. Constitution art. II3
: a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4
: an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance
Etymology
Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle
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