ratify

IPA: rˈætʌfaɪ

verb

  • (transitive) To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
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Examples of "ratify" in Sentences

  • Her expression would ratify the truth of my words.
  • If the only reason not to ratify is to deny Obama a "victory" ...
  • The only other country not to ratify is Somalia, which has no functioning government.
  • Refusing to ratify is no longer an option: the only way to unpick this will be by way either of complete renegotiation or of entering into a derogation of the Treaty.
  • Fourth, the original understanding of the Constitution by the public and the men who voted to ratify is clear that Constitution was to be secular, promote tolerance, and granted no powers in matters of religion.
  • The US doesn’t ratify a treaty but since a court whose jurisdiction the US also does not recognize says that the failure to ratify is irrelevant, all backed up by more cases from, of course, said court, then the international law binds theUS!
  • Having thus used the terms ratify and confirm, even in regard to the old Confederation, it would have been strange indeed, if the people of the United States, after its formation, and when they came to establish the present Constitution, had spoken of the States, or the people of the States, as acceding to this constitution.

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