Treaty

Definition - Noun
[Anglo-French treté, from Middle French traité, from Medieval Latin tractatus, from Latin, handling, treatment, from tractare to treat, handle]
1  : the action of treating and esp. of negotiating
2  : an agreement or arrangement made by negotiation: as
a  : See also private treaty
b  : a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usu. ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state <the president...shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties ­U.S. Constitution art. II>
compare executive agreement
3  : a document embodying a negotiated agreement or contract
4  : an agreement or contract (as between companies) providing for treaty reinsurance



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collateral estoppel

estoppel by judgment barring the relitigation of issues litigated by the same parties on a different cause of action


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