peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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The Japanese government has been persistently pursuing negotiations under the policy of resolving the issue of the ownership of the Northern Territories and concluding a peace treaty. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 At various points throughout the four-year war, American forces were joined by Greeks, Berbers, Swedes, and Sicilians, ultimately capturing the city of Derna and forcing Tripoli to agree to a peace treaty and bring the First Barbary War to a close. Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025 In assuming the role of architect and engineer of a resolution of the plight of the Gazans, Egypt builds on the long and often trying experience of abiding by its peace treaty with Israel. Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025 Cairo warned that an expulsion of Palestinians would destabilize the Mideast and undermine Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, a cornerstone of stability and American influence for decades. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peace treaty

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“Peace treaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peace%20treaty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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