peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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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 Because Korean War hostilities ended with an armistice rather than a formal peace treaty, the neighbors technically remain in a state of war. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Her story transforms a picture ostensibly about men negotiating a peace treaty into a meditation on the endemic violence that shaped so many American lives. Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 In March, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Katz warned Egypt against breaching its 1979 peace treaty with Israel, which places limits on the military presence the Egyptians are allowed in the region. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 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 20 Jul. 2025.

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