Look up: ratification

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   ratification
   [Noun] The approval and formal agreement to something.
   Example: The ratification of the treaty meant that all EU countries had to abide by the new rule.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   ratification
   [n] - making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   Ratification
   Giving authority to an act already done. A resolution of a company in a general meeting can ratify an act previously carried out by the directors and a principal can choose to ratify an act of an agent that was beyond the power of the agent.
   Found on http://www.hiebusiness.co.uk/bdotg/actio
   
   
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   Ratification
   Formal step taken by a State to legally bind its government to a treaty.
   Found on http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definiti
   
   
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   ratification
   Confirmation, sanction (proposed .... ratification of treaties by a simple majority of both houses of Congress). Category: Management in the public and private sector
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Ratification
   Confirmation of an act or of the validity of an act.
   Found on http://www.lawpack.co.uk/legal_glossary_
   
   
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   Ratification
   giving authority to an act that has already been done. A company general meeting resolution can ratify an act previously done by the directors; or a principal can choose to ratify the act of an agent that was beyond the specified power of the agent.
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   Ratification
   This means making something valid by the Government. For something to become law or agreed on it has to be ratified/confirmed by Government.
   Found on http://www.funkydragon.org/en/fe/page.as
   
   
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   Ratification
   Rat`i·fi·ca'tion (răt`ĭ*fĭ*kā'shŭn) noun [ Confer French ratification .] The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/13
   
   
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    Ratification
    `Ratification` is the act of giving official sanction or approval to a formal document such as a treaty or constitution. It includes the process of adopting an international treaty by the legislature, a constitution, or another nationally binding document (such as an amendment to a constitution) by the agreement of multiple sub-national entities. The process of ratifying a constitution is most commonly observed in federations such as the United S...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratificatio
    
    
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    Ratification
    • (n.) The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    ratification
    (from the article `diplomacy`) ...negotiated under the auspices of international entities or a conference of states. The UN and its agencies negotiate many conventions, as does the ... In state conventions held through the winter of 1787 to the summer of 1788, the Constitution was ratified by the necessary minimum of nine states. ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/14
    
    
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    Ratification
    Formal approval of a newly negotiated agreement by vote of the labor organization members affected.
    Found on http://www1.va.gov/lmr/page.cfm?pg=16