peace treaty

noun

: an agreement to stop fighting a war

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The Korean War ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026 More than seven decades after the fighting ended, the conflict remains formally unresolved because the 1953 armistice did not result in a peace treaty. — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Nearly three-quarters of a century later, the ceasefire remains in place — even as both sides have exchanged cross-border gunfire over the years, and as a formal peace treaty remains elusive. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Both sides had an interest in halting the fighting and broadly agreed on the principles that eventually led to disengagement and, ultimately, the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty of 1979. — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026 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 5 Aug. 2026.

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