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Home Dictionary Name: treatytreaty
treaty pl: treaties [Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle] 1 : the action of treating and esp. of negotiating 2 : an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as a : private treaty b : a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state [the president…shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties "U.S. Constitution art. II"] compare executive agreement 3 : a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract 4 : an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance ...
private treaty
private treaty : a sale of property on terms determined between the buyer and the seller [got better prices by private treaty than his neighbors did at auction] ...
treaty trader or investor
treaty trader or investor As a nonimmigrant class of admission, an alien coming to the United States, under the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of such alien, to carry on substantial trade or to direct the operations of an enterprise in which he/she has invested a substantial amount of capital, and the alien's spouse and unmarried minor children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ...
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty, means the patent cooperation treaty done at Washington on the 19th day of June, 1970 as amended and modified from time to time. [The Patents Act, 1970, s. 2(oa)]...
Treaty
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...
Washington, Treaty of
Washington, Treaty of. A treaty signed on May 8th, 1871, between Queen Victoria and the United States of America, as to certain differences arising out of the war between the Northern and Southern States of the Union, the Canadian Fisheries, and other matters. See 35 &36 Vict. c. 45....
treaty reinsurance
treaty reinsurance : reinsurance under a general agreement that automatically reinsures in accordance with its terms all risks of a given class to a predetermined extent as soon as they are insured by the direct underwriter compare facultative reinsurance ...
Extradition
Extradition, the surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the state where it was committed, in order that he may be tried there. It is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one year's notice. The (English) Extradition Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 52), 'as to the whole of His Majesty's dominions' provides (s. 2) that where an arrangement has been made with any foreign state with respect to the surrender to such state of any fugitive criminals, his Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that this Act shall apply in the case of such foreign state. The Act, as amended by the (English) Extradition Acts, 1873, 1895, and 1906, provides for the arrangements and procedure regarding extradition, see R. v. Daye, (1908) 2 KB 333, and imposes various restrictions thereon, e.g., in regard to political offences. The (English) Extradition Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 39), adds offences in connection...
executive agreement
executive agreement : an agreement (as an armistice) between the U.S. and a foreign government that is made by the president and usually deals with a subject within the president's powers compare treaty NOTE: An executive agreement does not carry the same weight as a treaty unless it is supported by a joint resolution. Unlike a treaty, an executive agreement can supersede a conflicting state law but not a federal law. ...
Ireland
Ireland was a distinct kingdom until 1801, when the Union with Ireland Act, 1800 (39 & 40 Geo. 3, c. 67) (see Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Union Acts'), formed the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.' This Act confirmed the eight Articles of Union, and provided for Irish representation in both Houses of Parliament at Westminster. Redistribution of the Irish seats in the House of Commons was carried out in 1832, 1867, and 1885. The constant demand for a separate Parliament for Ireland led to the introduction of various Bills, but it was not until 1914 that the Government of Ireland Act of that year was placed on the Statute Book. The operation of this Act was suspended for the duration of the war. The demand of the Irish Republicans of the South for a complete severance led to the Govern-ment of Ireland Act, 1920, which superseded the Act of 1914. It provided for separate Governments in Northern and Southern Ireland, each with an Executive and Legislature of two chambers, and a Co...
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