peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

Examples of peace treaty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hostilities halted in 1953 with an armistice, not a peace treaty. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024 The British defense secretary, Grant Shapps, clarified in a radio interview Tuesday that Britain would not try to force Ukraine to accept a peace treaty that entailed a loss of territory. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 Jordan is a key ally of the U.S., and for the past 30 years has had a peace treaty with Israel. CBS News, 5 May 2024 But the American, European and other international diplomats invited to Geneva will be responsible for the actual drafting of a peace treaty. Kai Bird, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024 But Franklin prevailed, helping to negotiate the Franco-American alliance of 1778 and the peace treaty with England in 1783. Liza Foreman, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 In Jordan, one of only two countries that has a peace treaty with Israel, tension has risen along with the death toll in Gaza. Greg Myre, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024 As Israeli troops aim to take control of the Gaza-Egypt border crossing, officials in Cairo warn that the move would undermine the 1979 peace treaty. Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 There would also be a tremendous political fallout, including for a country such as Jordan, which not only has a large Palestinian population, but also a peace treaty with Israel. Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024

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“Peace treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20treaty. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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