Definition of "treaty" in Englisch

noun

1. (countable, international law) A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

   • to sign a peace treaty
   • to write up a treaty touching climate change

2. Chiefly in in treaty: discussions or negotiations in order to reach an agreement.

3. Chiefly in private treaty: an agreement or settlement reached following negotiations; a compact, a contract, a covenant.

4. The manner or process of treating someone or something; treatment; also, the manner in which someone or something acts or behaves; behaviour.

5. The addressing or consideration of a subject; discussion, treatment.

6. A formal, systematic discourse on some subject; a treatise.

7. An act of beseeching or entreating; an entreaty, a plea, a request.

verb

1. (transitive) To get into (a specific situation) through a treaty.

2. (intransitive) To enter into a treaty.