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- DictionaryRat·i·fi·ca·tion/ˌradəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid: "ratification of the treaty raised problems in several member states"
The meaning of RATIFICATION is the act or process of ratifying something (such as a treaty or amendment) : formal confirmation or sanction. How to use ratification in a sentence.
the act of voting on a decision or signing a written agreement to make it official: The European Parliament's most vital responsibility is ratification of the EU budget. The union has scheduled a ratification vote for noon Wednesday. (Definition of ratification from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The approval from the legislative branch required to validate government agreements. In the United States, amendments to the Constitution require the ratification of state legislatures, and international treaties require the ratification of the Senate.
The meaning of RATIFY is to approve and sanction formally : confirm. How to use ratify in a sentence.
LAW, POLITICS. the act of voting on a decision or signing a written agreement to make it official: The European Parliament's most vital responsibility is ratification of the EU budget. The union has scheduled a ratification vote for noon Wednesday.
Ratification is the official way to confirm something, usually by vote. It is the formal validation of a proposed law. We almost never use the word ratification except to talk about process by which proposed laws, treaties, and agreements are officially recognized.
Definition of ratification noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty.
( esp. of governments or organizations) to agree in writing to a set of rules, or to officially approve a decision or plan: Four countries have now ratified the agreement.
The ratification of a treaty or written agreement is the process giving formal approval to it.
