compact

compact (kom-pakt), n. An agreement or covenant between two or more parties, esp. between governments or states.

family compact. An agreement to further common interests made between related people or within a group that behaves as a family. • Historically, some international treaties among nations ruled by monarchs have been called family compacts because of intermarriage among the royal houses.

interstate compact. A voluntary agreement between states enacted into law in the participating states upon federal congressional approval. Cf. INTERSTATE AGREEMENT. [Cases: States

6. C.J.S. States §§ 31–32, 143.]

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双语律师Nanda，国际知名法学院国际法专业，擅长翻译各类与生物医学诉讼相关的法律文件。