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n. the act or process of ratifying, or the state of being ratified

n. a formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc

n. The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified; confirmation; sanction.

n. The act of ratifying; the act by which a competent authority gives sanction and validity to something done by another; also, the state of being ratified; confirmation; as, the ratification of a treaty, or of a contract or promise.

n. In law, the adoption by a person, as binding upon himself, of an act previously done in his name or on his behalf, or in such relation that he may claim it as done for his benefit, although done under such circumstances as would not bind him except by his subsequent consent, as in the case of an act done by a stranger having at the same time no authority to act as his agent, or by an agent not having adequate authority to do the act.

n. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it

"While a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution failed to gain ratification in 1982, American women do vigorously exercise their right to vote."

agreement   

ratification meeting    ratification by a wife    judicial ratification   

confirmation    sanction   

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stipulations    enactment    amendment    treaty    repeal    confirmation    approval    sanction    adoption    authorization