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Dictionary: pact   (păkt) pronunciation
 
n.
  1. A formal agreement, such as one between nations; a treaty.
  2. A compact; a bargain.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pactum, from neuter sing. past participle of pacīscī, to agree.]


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noun

  1. An act or state of agreeing between parties regarding a course of action: accord, agreement, arrangement, bargain, compact2, deal, understanding. See agree/disagree.
  2. A formal, usually written settlement between nations: accord, agreement, concord, convention, treaty. See agree/disagree, politics.
  3. A legally binding arrangement between parties: agreement, bond, compact2, contract, convention, covenant. See agree/disagree.

 
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Definition: agreement
Antonyms: disagreement


 
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A bargain, compact, or agreement. An agreement between two or more nations or states that is similar to, but less complex than, a treaty.

 
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IN BRIEF: An agreement made between two individuals or groups.

pronunciation The two countries signed a commerce and trade pact.

 
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A pact is a formal agreement, usually between two or more states. Notable historic pacts include:

  • Anti-Comintern Pact between Germany and Japan (1936)
  • Auto Pact between Canada and the United States (1965)
  • Kellogg-Briand Pact, a multilateral pact against war (1928)
  • London Pact, the Treaty of London, between Italy and the Triple Entente (Great Britain, France, and Russia) (1915)
  • Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union (1939)
  • Neutrality pact between Japan and the Soviet Union (1941)
  • North Atlantic pact, organizing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949)
  • Pact of Steel, the Pact of Friendship and Alliance between Italy and Germany (1939)
  • Trade pact, any treaty that sets wide-ranging tax, tariff, and trade policies between or among nations
  • Tripartite Pact, setting up the wartime Axis alliance of Italy, Germany, and Japan (1940)
  • U.S.-North Korea Agreed Framework concerning the latter country's development of nuclear power (1994)
  • Warsaw Pact of Eastern bloc powers led by the Soviet Union (1955)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pagt, forbund

Nederlands (Dutch)
pact, verdrag

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Pol) pacte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pakt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σύμφωνο, συνθήκη, συμφωνία

Italiano (Italian)
patto, accordo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pacto (m), acordo (m)

Русский (Russian)
пакт

Español (Spanish)
n. - pacto, convenio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pakt, fördrag, överenskommelse

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
契约, 条约, 协定

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 契約, 條約, 協定

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 계약, 조약

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 協定, 条約, 契約

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معاهدة, إتفاقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברית, הסכם, חוזה‬


 
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