Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified.

    Bestätigung

    ратифика́цияratifikácija, утвержде́ниеutverždénije

  2. (countable, uncountable)A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.

    Ratifikation, Ratifizierung

    ратифика́цияratifikácija

More definitions
  • making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The amendment is still pending ratification.

  2. Ratification of the treaty by all parties is required before it can go into effect.

  3. That was before the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, so alcohol was still illegal.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified:
formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc:

Origin

From Middle French ratification, from Medieval Latin ratificatio.

From Middle French ratification, from Medieval Latin ratificatio.

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Forms

plural: ratifications
Singularratification
Pluralratifications

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
act or process:roboration
Close in meaning
  • making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it:confirmation

Word family

8 related words

See also

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