What does PACT mean?

Definitions for PACT
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treaty, pact, accordnoun

    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

Wiktionary

  1. pactnoun

    An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

  2. Etymology: From pactum, from paciscere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Pact

    an agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant

  2. 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

  1. Pact

    pakt, n. that which is agreed on: an agreement: a contract—also Pac′tion.—adj. Pac′tional.—Pactum illicitum, an unlawful agreement. [L. pactumpacisci, pactus, to contract.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PACT' in Nouns Frequency: #2748

Anagrams for PACT »

  1. TCAP

  2. capt

  3. Capt

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PACT in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PACT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of PACT in a Sentence

  1. Kayleigh McEnany:

    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.

  2. Larry Kudlow:

    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.

  3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    I'm going to get us a defense pact that will provide us with security for centuries but for that I need your votes.

  4. Edmund Burke:

    History is a pact between the dead, the living, and the yet unborn.

  5. Regional Administration Meritxell Batet:

    The territorial pact from the '78 constitution is in crisis, nobody can deny it.

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