convenio

Definitions of convenio
  1. noun
    a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
    synonyms: concordato, pacto
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    type of:
    acuerdo escrito
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
  2. noun
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
    synonyms: acuerdo, capitulación, concertación, pacto, tratado
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    examples:
    Convención de Ginebra
    an agreement first drawn up in Geneva in 1864 and later revised concerning the treatment of captured and wounded military personnel and civilians in wartime
    types:
    alianza
    a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
    paz, tratado de paz
    a treaty to cease hostilities
    convención
    (diplomacy) an international agreement
    type of:
    acuerdo escrito
    a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
  3. noun
    a settlement of differences
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    types:
    modus vivendi
    a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement
    avenencia, transacción
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
    type of:
    ajuste
    a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it
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