peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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That same month, the Continental Congress approved the preliminary peace treaty and sent it back to Paris for the official signing. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 Carter even taught a class in the midst of negotiating a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt, Christi Harlan, volunteer spokesperson for the church, tells Axios. Chelsea Cirruzzo, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025 What emerged was only the framework of a peace treaty that came to be known as the Camp David Accords. Vivek Shankar, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, right, addresses a gathering for the signing of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, as Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter watch, on the White House lawn, March 26, 1979. Marty Steinberg, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024 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 2 Feb. 2025.

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