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Pact

An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.

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Alliance 76% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

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Convention 76% connected

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

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Pacification 76% connected

The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

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Peace 76% connected

A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or agitation; calm; repose

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Accord 92% connected

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Treaty 92% connected

The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation.

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Commercial treaty noun · 86% connection

a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations

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Jurisdiction noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Legal power noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Peace treaty noun · 86% connection

a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th"

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Removability noun · 86% connection

The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…

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Suability noun · 86% connection

(law) liability to be sued.; "That case, and others in this court relating to the suability of States, proceeded upon the broad ground…

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Abatement of a nuisance noun · 85% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Infection noun · 85% connection

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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Nuisance abatement noun · 85% connection

(law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance

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Probable cause noun · 85% connection

(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search…

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Trust busting noun · 85% connection

(law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws)

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Diplomatic immunity noun · 85% connection

exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country

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Law noun · 85% connection

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied…

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Practice of law noun · 85% connection

the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied…

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Regulation noun · 85% connection

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were th…

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Rule noun · 85% connection

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were th…

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Trade noun · 85% connection

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important cent…

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Cause noun · 85% connection

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the c…

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Ally verb · 78% connection

To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confedera…

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Amphictyonic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body.

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Amphictyony noun · 78% connection

A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain…

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Appointment noun · 78% connection

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; as, they made an appoint…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agreement, league, compact, covenant.
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Associate noun · 78% connection

A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.

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At one unknown · 78% connection

In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); as, to be, bring, make, or set, at one, i. e., to be or bring in or to a sta…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agreement, league, compact, covenant.
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Bund noun · 78% connection

League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.

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Champerty noun · 78% connection

The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no legitimate concern therein,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agreement, league, compact, covenant.
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Chevisance noun · 78% connection

A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.

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Commonwealth noun · 78% connection

A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form of government and…

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Compact noun · 78% connection

An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

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Compaction noun · 78% connection

The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.

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