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(dense) adjective
arranged within a small space, bunched, close, close-knit, close-set, close together, closely united, clustered, cohesive, compacted, compressed, concentrated, condensed, consolidated, constricted, constringed, contracted, crammed, crowded, densified, economical of space, firm, firmly united, forced into smaller space, hard, massed, massive, packed, populous, pressed into smaller compass, pressed together, rammed, serried, solid, solidified, space saving, squeezed together, stuffed, thick, tight, tightly knit
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(pithy) adjective
abbreviated, abbreviatory, abridged, abstracted, aphoristic, aphoristical, apothegmatic, apothegmatical, brief, compendious, concise, condensed, contracted, crisp, curt, digested, direct, epigrammatic, epitomized, expressed concisely, gnomic, gnomical, laconic, meaty, outlined, pointed, recapitulated, sententious, short, shortened, shrunk, straightforward, succinct, summarized, summary, summed up, synoptic, telescoped, terse, tidy, to the point, trim
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noun
agreement, agreement between parties, arrangement, bargain, cartel, commitment, compromise, concord, concordat, contract, contractual obligation, contractual statement, convention, conventus, covenant, deal, entente, entente cordiale, indenture, mutual pledge, mutual promise, obligation, pact, pactio, pactum, pledge, promise, stipulation, treaty, understanding
associated concepts: interstate compact
foreign phrases:
- Pacta privata furl publico derogare non possunt. — Private compacts cannot derogate from public right- Re, verbis, scripto, consensu, tradltione, functura vestes sumere pactasolent — Agreements usually take their clothing from the thing itself, from words, from writing, from consent, from delivery.IV index abstract (summarize), adjustment, agreement (contract), arrangement (understanding), attornment, bargain, brief, cartel, coadunate, composition (agreement in bankruptcy), concentrate (consolidate), conciliation, concise, concordance, conjoint, consensus, consolidate (strengthen), consolidation, consortium (marriage companionship), conspiracy, constrict (compress), contract, corporate (joint), covenant, crystallize, decrease, indenture, league, mutual understanding, pact, pithy, pledge (binding promise), populous, promise, protocol (agreement), reduce, sententious, specialty (contract), stipulation, succinct, treaty, understanding (agreement), undertaking (pledge)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An agreement between two or more parties, especially states or governments, to work together on shared concerns.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n. An agreement between two or more parties, especially between states or a treaty between countries.@ interstate compactAn agreement between two or more states that has been approved by Congress.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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An agreement, treaty, or contract.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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An agreement, treaty, or contract.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
См. также в других словарях:
compact — compact, e [ kɔ̃pakt ] adj. et n. m. • 1377; lat. compactus « amassé », de compingere 1 ♦ Qui est formé de parties serrées, dont les éléments constitutifs sont très cohérents. ⇒ dense, serré. Bloc, pâté d immeubles compact. Foule compacte. Poudre … Encyclopédie Universelle
Compact — as used in politics may refer broadly to a pact or treaty; in more specific cases it may refer to: Interstate compact Compact government, a type of colonial rule utilized in British North America Compact of Free Association whereby the sovereign… … Wikipedia
compact — COMPÁCT, Ă, compacţi, te, adj. 1. Care se compune din particule strâns legate între ele; îndesat, dens. ♢ Caractere compacte = litere de tipar groase şi negre; aldine. ♦ (Despre o mulţime, un grup de oameni etc.) Numeros şi des. 2. fig. (Despre… … Dicționar Român
Compact — Com*pact (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt ), p. p. & a. [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See {Pact}.] 1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] Compact with her that s gone. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compact# — compact adj dense, *close, thick Analogous words: compressed, condensed, contracted (see CONTRACT vb): concentrated, consolidated, compacted (see COM PACT vb): solid, *firm, hard: *tight Contrasted words: ioose, slack: diffuse, prolix, verbose,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
compact — [adj1] condensed appressed, bunched, close, compressed, crowded, dense, firm, hard, impenetrable, impermeable, packed, pressed, solid, thick, tight; concepts 481,483,774 Ant. loose, slack, uncondensed compact [adj2] short, brief boiled down,… … New thesaurus
Compact — Com pact (k[o^]m p[a^]kt), n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com + pacisci to make an agreement. See {Pact}.] An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract. [1913 Webster] The law of nations… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compact — [kəm pakt′, käm′pakt΄; ] for n., always [ käm′pakt΄] adj. [ME < L compactus, concentrated, pp. of compingere, to fasten together < com , with, together + pangere, to fix, fasten: see PEACE] 1. closely and firmly packed or put together;… … English World dictionary
compact — /ˈkɔmpact, ingl. ˈkəmpækt/ s. m. inv. accorc. di compact disc … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
compact — is stressed on the second syllable as a verb and predicative adjective. As a noun (meaning ‘an agreement’ or ‘a case for face powder’) and as an attributive adjective, the stress is normally on the first syllable, except that it is variable in… … Modern English usage