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treaty in international law, formal agreement between sovereign states or organizations of states. The term treaty is ordinarily confined to important formal agreements, while less formal international accords are called conventions, acts, declarations, or protocols. A treaty ordinarily deal... Read more
Treaty of Adrianople
Treaty of Adrianople also called Treaty of Edirne, 1829, peace treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire (see Russo-Turkish Wars ). Turkey gave Russia access to the mouths of the Danube and additional territory on the Black Sea, opened the Dardanelles to all commercial vessels, granted autonomy... Read more
Treaty of Washington
Treaty of Washington May, 1871, agreement concluded between the United States and Great Britain in Washington, D.C. Its principal articles provided for determination of the Alabama claims by an international commission. The treaty also provided for arbitration of the San Juan Boundary Dispute a... Read more
Rio Treaty
Rio Treaty (Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance), signed Sept. 2, 1947, and originally ratified by all 21 American republics. Under the treaty, an armed attack or threat of aggression against a signatory nation, whether by a member nation or by some other power, will be considered an att... Read more
treaty port
treaty port port opened to foreign trade by a treaty. The term is usually confined to ports in those countries that formerly strongly objected to foreign trade or attempted altogether to exclude it. Thus it is used especially in reference to Japan and China. Those countries had admitted trade with ... Read more
Treaty of Mersen
Treaty of Mersen 870, redivision of the Carolingian empire by the sons of Louis I , Charles the Bald (later Charles II ) of the West Franks (France) and Louis the German of the East Franks (Germany), signed at Mersen (Dutch Meersen ), now in the Netherlands. The treaty superseded the tripartit... Read more
Treaty of Rapallo
Treaty of Rapallo 1922, agreement signed by Germany and the USSR at Rapallo, Italy. It was reached by Walter Rathenau and G. V. Chicherin independently of the Conference of Genoa (see Genoa, Conference of ), which was then in session. Germany accorded the USSR de jure recognition (the first such r... Read more
Treaty of Neuilly
Treaty of Neuilly , 1919, peace treaty concluded between the Allies and Bulgaria after World War I. It was signed at Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Bulgaria ceded part of W Thrace to Greece and several border areas to Yugoslavia; S Dobruja was confirmed in Romanian possession. Reparations were required,... Read more
Treaty of Troyes
Treaty of Troyes 1420, agreement between Henry V of England, Charles VI of France, and Philip the Good of Burgundy. Its purpose, ultimately unsuccessful, was to settle the issues of the Hundred Years War. Henry was to marry Charles's daughter Catherine and was recognized as "heir of France.... Read more
Treaty of Waitangi
Treaty of Waitangi (Feb. 6, 1840), a pact between some Maori tribes of New Zealand and the British Governor William Hobson. The treaty protected Maori land interests in exchange for recognition of British sovereignty. Infractions by the settlers' government led to tensions and eventually war. Waita... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "treaty"

Treaty of Versailles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Treaty of Versailles any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution , see Paris, Treaty of , 1783. In the Franco-Prussian War The Preliminary...
treaty
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition treaty in international law, formal agreement...states or organizations of states. The term treaty is ordinarily confined to important formal...acts, declarations, or protocols. A treaty ordinarily deals with the rights and duties...
Treaty of Paris
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Treaty of Paris any of several important treaties, signed at or near Paris, France. The Treaty of 1763 The Treaty of Paris of Feb. 10, 1763, was signed by Great Britain, France...
Treaty
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law TREATY A compact made between two or more independent...nations with a view to the public welfare. A treaty is an agreement in written form between...the united nations, that have been given treaty-making capacity by the states that created...
Anti-Ballistic-Missile Treaty of 1972
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ANTI-BALLISTIC-MISSILE TREATY OF 1972 The Anti-Ballistic-Missile Treaty of 1972 (ABM Treaty) limited the number of defensive antiballistic missile (ABM) systems that the United States and the former Soviet Union could use in preparation...
Union Treaty
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History UNION TREATY The Union Treaty, often referred to as the new Union Treaty, represented an attempt by Soviet party leader and president Mikhail Gorbachev to renegotiate the terms of the original treaty that established the USSR in December 1922...
CFE Treaty
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History CFE Treaty. The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was signed in Paris...heads of state of the then‐members of NATO and the Warsaw Treaty Organization (WTO, or Warsaw Pact ). The treaty's system of equal...
Treaties and Treaty Power
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States Treaties and Treaty Power In one sense, the Supreme Court has played a minor role in charting the contours of the treaty power and in interpreting treaty terms. No part of any treaty has been held unconstitutional...
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE TREATY The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (usually referred to as "the ABM Treaty") was signed by U.S. president Richard Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in Moscow on May 26, 1972. It entered into force...
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law INTERMEDIATE-RANGE NUCLEAR FORCES TREATY The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty of 1987 (INF) was the first nuclear weapons...S.S.R., on December 8, 1987, the INF Treaty eliminated all land-based nuclear missiles...

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Treaty
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas TREATY. In modern diplomatic practice, a treaty is a formal written agreement between states (though recently...of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969), a treaty, unlike other international agreements, comes under "the...
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (1968). Following more than a decade of discussions...Assembly approved the text of a nuclear non-proliferation treaty authored primarily by representatives from the United...
Greenville Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History GREENVILLE TREATY GREENVILLE TREATY of 3 August 1795 resulted directly from General "Mad" Anthony...in earnest in mid-July. Wayne read the Indians copies of the Treaty of Paris (1783) and the new Jay's Treaty (1794) to drive...
Berlin, Treaty of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History BERLIN, TREATY OF BERLIN, TREATY OF. After the U.S. Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles in March 1920, the United States and Germany remained technically in a state of war. After taking power in March 1921, the Warren G. Harding administration...
Jay's Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History JAY'S TREATY JAY'S TREATY (1794). Both the United States and Great Britain failed to live up to the terms of the 1783 peace treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. American violations reflected...
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY, a treaty concluded on 19 April 1850 in Washington, D.C., between Secretary of State John Middleton Clayton (1796 – 1856) and the British minister plenipotentiary, Sir Henry Lytton...
Paris, Treaty of (1783)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PARIS, TREATY OF (1783) PARIS, TREATY OF (1783). This treaty between Great Britain and the United States, signed in Paris on 3 September 1783, marked the consummation of American independence. At the same time, Great Britain also signed...
Laramie, Fort, Treaty of (1851)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History LARAMIE, FORT, TREATY OF (1851) LARAMIE, FORT, TREATY OF (1851), represented an attempt to halt intertribal...Thomas Fitzpatrick in 1849 to request funds for a general treaty council. In February 1851 Congress responded with a...
Four-Power Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History FOUR-POWER TREATY FOUR-POWER TREATY, signed on 13 December 1921 by the United States, Great Britain...the tone for a highly productive conference. The Four-Power Treaty sought to eliminate the development of rival blocs in East Asia...
Panama Canal Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PANAMA CANAL TREATY PANAMA CANAL TREATY (1977). In January 1964, twenty-one Panamanians died in...Roosevelt orchestrated the 1903 Hay – Bunau-Varilla Treaty. The Panama Canal Zone, and the Southern Command of U.S...

Thesaurus entries related to "treaty"

treaty
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus treaty • noun  several terms of the treaty were casually violated synonyms : agreement, settlement, pact, deal, entente, concordat, accord, protocol, convention, contract, covenant, bargain, pledge; concord, compact.
violate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English violate • verb   1. violate a law/treaty synonyms : break, breach, infringe, contravene, infract, transgress, disobey, disregard, ignore.   2. violate...
void
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...charter was annulled before it could be challenged). Abrogate implies the exercise of legal authority (Congress abrogated the treaty between the two warring factions), while nullify means to deprive something of its value or effectiveness (nullify the enemy...
terms
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...with their neighbors synonyms : relations; standing, footing, relationship.   3. under the terms of the will/treaty synonyms : stipulations, specifications, conditions, provisions, provisos, particulars, premises, details, points...
sin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...suggesting any violation of an agreed-upon set of rules (their behavior was clearly a transgression of the terms set forth in the treaty). A crime is any act forbidden by law and punishable upon conviction (a crime for which he was sentenced to death). A vice...
respect
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...consideration/regard for, take into consideration, take cognizance of, observe, pay heed/attention to.   4. respect her wishes | respect the treaty synonyms : heed, observe, comply with, follow, abide by, adhere to, obey.
peace
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...goodwill, friendship, cordiality, nonaggression, nonviolence, cease-fire.   4. the Peace of Versailles synonyms : treaty, truce, agreement, armistice, cessation of hostilities. antonyms: noise; agitation; conflict; war.
covenant
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English covenant • noun  sign a covenant synonyms : contract, guarantee, agreement, bond, deed, warrant, pledge, promise, indenture, trust, commitment, compact, bargain, pact, arrangement, deal, treaty, concordat, convention.
bond
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...sign a bond synonyms : agreement, contract, pact, transaction, bargain, deal, covenant, compact, pledge, promise, treaty, concordat. phrase: bonds  freed from his bonds synonym : chains, fetters, shackles, manacles.
accession
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...accession to   1. accession to the throne/title synonyms : succession to, inheritance of, attainment of.   2. accession to the request/treaty synonyms : agreement to, consent to, acceptance of, acquiescence to.

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Anti-treaty shopping restrictions in the new U.S.-Netherlands tax treaty.
Magazine article from: Tax Executive; 9/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...The recently negotiated income tax treaty between the United States and the Netherlands [hereinafter Netherlands-2 Treaty] (1*) and accompanying protocol...contain a series of detailed anti-treaty shopping rules that have hitherto...
Treaty reduces tax barriers to US investment in Belgium.
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Tax treaty signifies new start for Japanese transfer pricing: issues concerning transfer-pricing methodology in the Japan-US Tax Treaty should have a significant effect on audits and the advance pricing agreement process, believes Kazuo Taguchi, of Baker & McKenzie.(Japan)
Magazine article from: International Tax Review; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; On November 6 2003, Japan and the US signed a new tax treaty (new treaty), replacing the former treaty (old treaty) signed in 1971. The new treaty contains a number of provisions that have never previously...
Treaty banning cluster bombs seeks to shame U.S., other powers from using weapons again
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/30/2008; ; 700+ words ; Chief negotiators of a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs forecast Friday...American air and artillery power. The treaty formally adopted Friday by 111 nations...talks, emphasized they would not sign the treaty, and publicly shrugged off its value...
Treaty nations and non-treaty nations: a primer.(Expert Advice)
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; The treaty status of a First Nation has a big impact on...activities. First Nations that have signed treaties (treaty Nations) are very concerned about the impact of their actions on their treaty rights. First Nations that have not signed treaties...
Treaty of Paris hopes patrons will sign on to its renovations
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 10/16/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...stopped by for a drink or two. Indeed, the Treaty of Paris restaurant in Annapolis has long...here has changed in recent years. The Treaty became outdated and suffered from lagging...trendy restaurants entering the scene, the Treaty of Paris is trying to shed its stodgy...
Treaty status of LLCs.(limited liability companies)
Magazine article from: The Tax Adviser; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...the other country that is a party to the treaty. The recent ITA highlights the often-uncertain treaty status of LLCs under U.S. bilateral income...item considers the Canadian and Mexican treaty treatment of U.S. LLCs. Bilateral Treaty...
Treaty elders denounce IRA tribal governments
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 10/19/1998; 700+ words ; Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 10-19-1998 Treaty elders denounce IRA tribal governments Treaty elders say tribal governments are making too many decisions on treaty issues without a consensus. The Teton Sioux Nation Treaty Council...
Treaty delay frustrates first nations leaders.
Newspaper article from: Windspeaker; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...the first multi-nation modern-day treaty on its journey towards legislation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The treaty was initialed in December 2006 by the...wrangle five nations to the end of the long treaty process. Canada has a less than stellar...
Treaty pomposity
Newspaper article from: The Press; 2/27/2003; 700+ words ; ...Even those politicians who describe the Treaty of Waitangi as a growth industry never...trying to add another confusing clause to a Treaty already barely understood by most New...gain force of law. A public weary of the Treaty industry and baffled that belief in a...