締結(ていけつ)

ていけつ
noun / verb-suru
conclusion, signing (of a treaty or agreement)
1. conclusion, signing, entering into (a treaty, contract, or agreement)
The formal act of concluding or signing a treaty, pact, contract, or agreement between parties. A legal and diplomatic term.
条約(じょうやく)を締結(ていけつ)する。
Conclude a treaty.
両国(りょうこく)は平和条約(へいわじょうやく)を締結(ていけつ)した。
The two countries concluded a peace treaty.
企業(きぎょう)との業務提携(ぎょうむていけい)契約(けいやく)を締結(ていけつ)するために弁護士(べんごし)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted a lawyer to conclude a business partnership agreement with the company.

USAGE:
A formal term used in legal, diplomatic, and business contexts. The object is always a formal agreement — treaties (条約(じょうやく)), contracts (契約(けいやく)), or pacts (協定(きょうてい)). Not used for informal agreements or promises.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 調印(ちょういん): signing (physical act of putting one's signature)
  • 契約(けいやく): contract (the agreement itself, not the act of concluding it)
  • 合意(ごうい): agreement, consensus (reaching mutual understanding)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 条約(じょうやく)を締結(ていけつ)する: conclude a treaty
  • 契約(けいやく)を締結(ていけつ)する: enter into a contract
  • 協定(きょうてい)を締結(ていけつ)する: conclude an agreement
  • 締結(ていけつ)国(こく): signatory nation
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