Ratification Definition

noun
Affirmation or approval; adoption of an action that was done on one’s behalf and treating that action as if it had been authorized by that person before the fact of it having been done. By ratifying an act or action, a person becomes responsible for the consequences of that act or action. Ratification by a two-thirds vote of Congress is needed to propose a constitutional amendment, which must then be ratified by three fourths of the states for it to take effect.
Webster's New World Law

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

Wiktionary

A formal declaration of agreement to a treaty etc.

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ratification
Plural:
ratifications

Ratification Sentence Examples

  • He was an enthusiastic advocate of the Federal constitution, and in 1788 exerted strong influence to secure its ratification by his native state.

  • The American forces were withdrawn in May and June 1848 after the ratification of the treaty by Mexico.

  • General banking laws must be submitted to the people for ratification.

  • By this arrangement a period of nearly four years usually elapses between the proposal and the final ratification of an amendment.

  • Moreover, as state officers were to be chosen at the same time that the constitution was voted on, disappointed candidates for party nominations fought against ratification.

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