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compromis

American  
[kom-pruh-mee] / ˈkɒm prəˌmi /

noun

International Law.

plural

compromises
  1. a formal document, executed in common by nations submitting a dispute to arbitration, that defines the matter at issue, the rules of procedure and the powers of the arbitral tribunal, and the principles for determining the award.


Etymology

Origin of compromis

1590–1600; < French: literally, compromise

Example Sentences

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J’ai ressenti un vrai, un vif chagrin quand j’ai vu le nom qui vous est cher compromis d’une fa�on si inconvenante dans nos d�bats.

From The Greville Memoirs (Second Part) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852 (Volume 1 of 3) by Greville, Charles

Footnote 714: L. Louis-Jaray, Les relations austro-hongroises et le nouveau compromis �conomique, in Questions Diplomatiques et Coloniales, Jan.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Si le Gouvernement Impérial eût manqué de parer à ce péril, il aurait compromis la sécurité et l'existence même de l'Allemagne.

From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History

A cette époque nos rapports avec l'Allemagne n'étaient pas compromis.

From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History

Si le Gouvernement Impérial eût manqué de parer à ce péril il aurait compromis la securité et l'existence même de l'Allemagne.

From Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) by University of Oxford. Faculty of Modern History