A treaty of peace is an agreement or contract made by belligerent powers, in which they agree to lay down their arms, and by which they stipulate the conditions of peace, and regulate the manner in which it is to be restored and supported Vatt. lib. 4, c. 2, Section 9. … [Read more...] about TREATY OF PEACE
TREATISE
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TREATY
international law. A treaty is a compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare treaties are for a perpetuity, or for a considerable time. Those matters which are accomplished by a single act, and are at once perfected in their execution, are called agreements, conventions and pactions. 2. On the part of the United States, treaties are … [Read more...] about TREATY
TREASURY
A place or building in which stores of wealth are reposited; particularly, a place where the public revenues are deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of government Webster. That department of government which ia charged with the receipt, custody, and dia-bursement {pursuant to appropriations) of the public revenues or funds. Treasury bench. In … [Read more...] about TREASURY
TREASURY STOCK
Corporate stock that was issued and reacquired by the corporation and held in the corporation's treasury. … [Read more...] about TREASURY STOCK