What does pact mean?

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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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  1. Nouns Frequency

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

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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. Edmund Burke:

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

  2. Mark Maslin:

    The Glasgow Climate Pact agreed at COP26 in 2021 by all countries, including the UAE, calls for a cut of 45% in carbon emissions by 2030, this can only be achieved if there is no new investment in fossil fuels and the use of all fossil fuels is phased out as soon as possible.

  3. Colombian President Ivan Duque:

    Colombia wants to lead a pact, a conservation pact, between the countries that have Amazon territory, we must understand the protection of our Mother Earth and our Amazon is a duty, a moral duty.

  4. Kayleigh McEnany:

    The far-left, socialist policies Democrats embraced tonight were akin to a mutual political suicide pact.

  5. Regional Administration Meritxell Batet:

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

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