pacta
- noun
- /ˈpæktə/
- Formal
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pacta
- Indeed, several countries—such as Costa Rica, Germany, and the United States—have enshrined this basic principle of pacta sunt servanda in their national constitutions.
Examples
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The international system, too, is established by consent, by an "inter-state social contract." The principles of consent and pacta sunt servanda (agreements are binding) are basic to international law, and in a sense, all international law, including rules of property and tort, is contractual, made by consent of states through practice or treaty.
Academic text (1990) -
The old rule is that pacta sunt servanda agreements are to be honored.
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All parties must adhere to the principle of pacta to ensure that agreements are respected.
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The lawyer emphasized that under pacta, contracts cannot be broken without consequences.
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In history, several treaties were formed based on the idea of pacta that all nations would uphold their agreements.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
An agreement, often about buying or selling
∞
2.8
A written agreement between people or companies that the law can enforce
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
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4.1
A written agreement between countries about peace, trade or other relations
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3.4
An agreement between two or more countries to work together
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6.0
An official written agreement between countries
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7.2
A formal written agreement between groups such as countries and companies to promise to do something or stop doing something
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pacta comes from the Latin pactum, which means 'an agreement', and it is the same root you see in English pact. It is also related to pax ('peace'), so pacta are agreements or contracts that help make or keep peace.