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Articles of Confederation
a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens
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Peace of Westphalia
the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648
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Chemical Weapons Convention
a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons
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Geneva Convention
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
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Lateran Treaty
the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state
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North Atlantic Treaty
the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO
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SALT I
the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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SALT II
the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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Treaty of Versailles
the treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans
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contract
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
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submission
a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
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compact, concordat, covenant
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
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indenture
formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt
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obligation
a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
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accord, pact, treaty
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
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escrow
a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition
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adhesion contract, contract of adhesion
a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
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aleatory contract
a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
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bilateral contract
a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)
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charter
a contract to hire or lease transportation
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conditional contract
a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
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cost-plus contract
a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
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gambling contract
a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions
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lease
a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
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marriage contract, marriage settlement
a prenuptial agreement or contract
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output contract
a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it
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insurance, insurance policy, policy
written contract or certificate of insurance
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purchase agreement, purchase contract
a contract stating the terms of a purchase
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quasi contract
a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent
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requirements contract
a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party
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contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract
a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
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service contract
a contract for maintenance services
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severable contract
a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
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subcontract
a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
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partnership
a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
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articles of agreement, shipping articles
a contract between crew and captain of a ship
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concession, grant
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
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collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract
contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
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employment agreement, employment contract
contract between employer and employee
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distribution agreement
a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
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licensing agreement
contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark
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acquisition agreement, merger agreement
contract governing the merger of two or more companies
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contract of hazard, sale in gross
a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
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indenture
a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
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debt
an obligation to pay or do something
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alliance
a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
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commercial treaty
a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations
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pacification, peace, peace treaty
a treaty to cease hostilities
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convention
(diplomacy) an international agreement