pact, n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf. pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. pā bond, and E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. Peace, Fadge, v.].

An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
"The engagement and pact of society which goes by the name of the constitution." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

pact, n. an agreement or a treaty.

Etymology

ME f. OF pact(e) f. L pactum, neut. past part. of pacisci agree

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THESAURUS

pact
accord, agreement, alliance, arrangement, bargain, binding agreement, bond, cartel, collective agreement, compact, concord, concordat, consortium, contract, convention, covenant, covenant of salt, deal, dicker, employment contract, entente, formal agreement, ironclad agreement, legal agreement, legal contract, mutual agreement, paction, promise, protocol, settlement, stipulation, transaction, treaty, understanding, union contract, valid contract, wage contract

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pact

Compact
N compact, contract, agreement, bargain, affidation, pact, paction, bond, covenant, indenture, bundobast, deal, stipulation, settlement, convention, compromise, cartel, Protocol, treaty, concordat, Zollverein, Sonderbund, charter, Magna Charta, Progmatic Sanction, customs union, free trade region, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, GATT, most favored nation status, negotiation, diplomacy, negotiator, ratification, completion, signature, seal, sigil, signet, agreed, conventional, under hand and seal, caveat emptor.

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