Antonyms for treaty

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tree-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtri ti

Definition of treaty

Origin : late 14c., "treatment, discussion," from Old French traité "assembly, agreement, treaty," from Latin tractatus "discussion, handling," from tractare "to handle, manage" (see treat). Sense of "contract between nations" is first recorded early 15c.

noun agreement, contract

Example sentences :

A treaty was framed, and at first rejected by the United States Senate.
Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

He is now actually in treaty for an inn, which will do his business for life.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

Action on this treaty is expected to take place in about ten years.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various

This island had been restored to France by the Treaty of Amiens.
Extract from : « The History of the First West India Regiment » by A. B. Ellis

The treaty, as it transpires, is the source of general cavil.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various

This was done, but at the last accounts no treaty had been made.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

A treaty was accordingly concluded with them by Sir William Johnson in 1765.
Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers

It is the 'lion heart' with which the reason makes a treaty.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Even with respect to a treaty, I left the matter not untried.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various

Agrees to exchange ratifications of the treaty and convention.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various

Synonyms for treaty

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