Armistice vs. Treaty — What's the Difference?

An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace.

A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually entered into by sovereign states and international organizations, but can sometimes include individuals, business entities, and other Legal persons.

A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.

A formal written agreement between two or more nations.

A (short) cessation of combat; a cease-fire, a truce.

The document in which such an agreement is set down.

A formal agreement, especially between nations, to end combat.

(Archaic) Negotiation for the purpose of reaching an agreement.

Alternative case form of Armistice

A contract or agreement.

A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.

An entreaty.

A state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

A formal binding agreement concluded by subjects of international law, namely, states and international organizations; a convention, a pact.

(archaic)

(uncountable) Chiefly in in treaty: discussions or negotiations in order to reach an agreement.

(countable) Chiefly in private treaty: an agreement or settlement reached following negotiations; a compact, a contract, a covenant.

(obsolete)

(uncountable) The manner or process of treating someone or something; treatment; also, the manner in which someone or something acts or behaves; behaviour.

(uncountable) The addressing or consideration of a subject; discussion, treatment.

(countable) A formal, systematic discourse on some subject; a treatise.

(countable) An act of beseeeching or entreating; an entreaty, a plea, a request.

(transitive) To get into (a specific situation) through a treaty.

(intransitive) To enter into a treaty.

The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as for forming an agreement; negotiation.

An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance.

A proposal tending to an agreement.

A treatise; a tract.

A written agreement between two states or sovereigns