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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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Le Secrétaire d'Etat dit qu'il a reçu aujourd'hui un télégramme de Pourtalès d'où il constate que plus que les premiers jours Vous êtes disposé à trouver un compromis acceptable pour tous.

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

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

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

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

Je l'ai aussi prié de dire au Ministre Anglais que je pensais que ce n'était qu'à Londres que les pourparlers auraient encore quelques chances d'un succès quelconque, en facilitant à l'Autriche la nécessité d'un compromis.

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

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