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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