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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

treaty

If a country does and follow what the country has promised to do. What do you call that?

1. The country is standing on its treaty.
Or
something else?
if the country do not do what the country has promised to do what the country has done?
Is the country violating its treaty?
Or something else?
  

Top answer

The country is honouring its treaty. The country is complying with its treaty. The country is violating its treaty.

  • The country is honouring its treaty.
  • The country is complying with its treaty.
  • The country is violating its treaty.
  • The country is not honouring / complying with its treaty.
  • BrE: honouring AmE: honoring
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The country is honouring its treaty.
The country is complying with its treaty.

The country is violating its treaty.
The country is not honouring / complying with its treaty.

BrE: honouring
AmE: honoring
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GPYThe country is honouring its treaty.The country is complying with its treaty.The country is violating its treaty.The country is not honouring / complying with its treaty.BrE: honouringAmE: honoring
Thank you GPY. Is it also correct if I say ............

The country is breaking its treaty.
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sunny123Thank you GPY. Is it also correct if I say ............The country is breaking its treaty.?
I wouldn't say this is actually wrong, and it's clear enough what it means. However, I think I would be inclined to say something like "The country is breaking its treaty obligations/commitments" or "The country is breaking the terms of its treaty". (You can use

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