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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资深译员Laura，毕业于一所培养高级翻译以及跨文化事务专家的精英大学，专注翻译各种与美国公司法规有关的法律文件。