treaties


treaties

formal agreements; formal documents embodying an agreement; compacts
Not to be confused with:treatise – formal exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, more detailed than an essay

trea·ty

T0334400 (trē′tē)n. pl. trea·ties 1. a. A formal written agreement between two or more nations.b. The document in which such an agreement is set down.2. Archaic Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.3. Obsolete a. A contract or agreement.b. An entreaty.
[Middle English tretee, from Old French traite, from Latin tractātus, discussion, from past participle of tractāre, to drag about, deal with; see treat.]