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Definitions for PACT
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Princeton's WordNet
treaty, pact, accordnoun
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
Wiktionary
pactnoun
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
Etymology: From pactum, from paciscere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pactnoun
A contract; a bargain; a covenant.
Etymology: pact, Fr. pactum, Latin.
The queen, contrary to her pact and agreement concerning the marriage of her daughter, delivered her daughters out of sanctuary unto king Richard. Francis Bacon.
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pact
A pact is an agreement or arrangement between two or more parties, nations, groups or individuals. This often formal, written agreement entails specific actions or behaviors that each party is expected to fulfill. Pacts are often used to resolve disputes, create alliances, or set terms for cooperation. They may also involve promises, mutual obligations or exchange of goods or resources in some cases.
Webster Dictionary
Pact
an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant
Etymology: [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. pa bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Pact
pakt, n. that which is agreed on: an agreement: a contract—also Pac′tion.—adj. Pac′tional.—Pactum illicitum, an unlawful agreement. [L. pactum—pacisci, pactus, to contract.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PACT in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PACT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of PACT in a Sentence
There is a possibility that an electoral pact could be forged but ... we would need to believe them, and at the moment that is not very easy.
That’s how I ended up finding out that everyone was pregnant. I was like, ‘Oh, well, I didn’t plan this. Did we have some kind of pact going I didn’t know about?’.
I consider that in these circumstances, the security pact prevails over the stability pact.
In the Ivanka Trump, the new trade pact will support high-paying manufacturing jobs and promote greater access for American exports across the range of sectors including our farming, manufacturing and service industries.
European Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici:
The Commission has but one compass, that of the growth and stability pact, and rules should be implemented, concerning Greece, we have another compass, the adoption of the memorandum of understanding and the (reform) program. Nothing should make us loosen these reforms.
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- حلفArabic
- pacteCatalan, Valencian
- pagtDanish
- Pakt, VertragGerman
- pactoSpanish
- sopimusFinnish
- pacteFrench
- pattoItalian
- 協定Japanese
- កតិកាសញ្ញាKhmer
- pactum, pactiōLatin
- paktNorwegian
- pactDutch
- paktNorwegian
- ଚୁକ୍ତିOriya
- układ, paktPolish
- pactoPortuguese
- пакт, договор, соглашениеRussian
- pakt, пактSerbo-Croatian
- dogovor, paktSlovene
- paktSwedish
- ஒப்பந்தம்Tamil
- ข้อตกลงThai
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