What does pact mean?
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
This debate was the best argument for President Trump's re-election and should really be counted as an in-kind contribution to the President's campaign, the far-left, socialist policies Democrats embraced tonight were akin to a mutual political suicide pact.
I will seek to have the Commission apply the Stability and Growth Pact making full use of the flexibility allowed in the rules.
Thankfully, I found PACT, or People, Animals, Companions, Together, i was blown away at the love and compassion they had for my dogs.
We were very protective of each other. We made a pact, in the very beginning, that we would never be treated with disrespect by all the male musicians in the community, and we really stuck to it. I think we did the pinky swear thing that, if we ever feel like we're being treated like that, we would just get up and walk out — and we did. We would just say.
The World Trade Organization is composed of 164 countries and deals with global rules of trade between nations. Trump did not specifically say the U.S. was not interested in the deal. The president is scheduled to play golf with Abe on Wednesday. Larry Kudlow, Larry Kudlow, earlier downplayed the possibility of the U.S. rejoining the pact. On the American side at the moment, it’s more of a thought than a policy.
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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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