{"id":365911,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/treaty.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"treaty","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/treaty.html","title":{"rendered":"Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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pl:<\/i> treaties<\/b>
[Anglo-French treté<\/i>, from Middle French traité<\/i>, from Medieval Latin tractatus<\/i>, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare<\/i> to treat, handle]
1<\/b> :<\/b> the action of treating and esp. of negotiating
2<\/b> :<\/b> an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as
a<\/b> :<\/b> private treaty <\/a>
b<\/b> :<\/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<\/i> “U.S. Constitution<\/i> art. II”] compare executive agreement<\/a>
3<\/b> :<\/b> a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4<\/b> :<\/b> an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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