- treaty
- nounADJECTIVE▪ global, international, regional, union▪ bilateral, multilateral▪ formal▪ draft▪ commercial, trade▪ climate, environmental▪
the 1997 Kyoto climate treaty
▪ unequal▪ cooperation, friendship▪ non-aggression, peace▪ arms, arms-control, disarmament, non-proliferation▪A multilateral nuclear non-proliferation treaty was to be signed.
▪ defence/defense▪ human rights▪ extraditionVERB + TREATY▪ draft, draw up▪ negotiate▪ become a party to, conclude, enter into, make, sign▪In September 1871 Japan entered into a commercial treaty with China.
▪ be a party to▪Indonesia was not a party to this treaty.
▪ vote on▪ accept, approve, ratify, vote for▪All the members have voted to ratify the treaty.
▪ reject, vote against▪ oppose▪ amend▪ adhere to, support▪ be in breach of (esp. BrE), breach (esp. BrE), break, violate▪The new law may be in breach of the Treaty of Rome.
▪These methods violate international treaties.
▪ abrogate (technical), repudiate (esp. BrE)▪ enforce▪ impose▪The people felt the treaty had been imposed on them by their government.
▪ be bound by▪ be laid down by, be laid down in (both esp. BrE)▪the criteria laid down in the treaty
TREATY + VERB▪ come into force▪The treaty comes into force at midnight on December 31.
▪ provide for▪The treaty provides for UN inspection of all countries' weapons systems.
▪ guarantee sth▪ govern sth, regulate sth▪ create sth, establish sth▪ recognize sth▪ require sth▪ ban sth, prohibit sth▪ end sth▪In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of the Spanish Succession.
TREATY + NOUN▪ party (law)▪ amendment, changes, revision (esp. BrE)▪ negotiations▪ provision▪ agreement (esp. AmE)▪ terms▪ law▪ commitment, obligation▪ rights▪ relationshipPREPOSITION▪ by treaty▪Certain areas had been ceded by treaty.
▪ under a/the treaty▪These arrangements under the treaty apply to the whole of Europe.
▪ treaty between▪a bilateral treaty between the US and Mexico
▪ treaty on▪an international treaty on climate change
▪ treaty with▪The government concluded a peace treaty with the rebels.
PHRASES▪ an article of a treaty, a clause of a treaty▪ the provisions of a treaty, the terms of a treaty▪ the ratification of a treaty
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
