peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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The two Koreas, the United States and China, which were the main belligerents in the 1950-53 Korean War, have not signed a peace treaty. Jack Kim, USA Today, 28 July 2025 This, in turn, facilitated the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan in 1994. Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 On Tuesday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reiterated its commitment to a peace treaty with Russia in its 2025 edition of the Diplomatic Bluebook. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 The two nations are working toward a peace treaty after Azerbaijan regained full control of the Karabakh province that had been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces, backed by Armenia, since the 1990s. Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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