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Treaty

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Treaty, negotiation, act of treating, a compact between nations. It is the sovereign's prerogative to make treaties, leagues, and alliances with foreign states and princes.

A formally signed and ratified agreement between two nations or sovereign; an international agree-ment concluded between two or more states is written form and governed by international law, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1507

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