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pacta sunt servanda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pacta -sun-t ser-van-da
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Agreements must be kept.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin plural of pactum (“pact”) + sunt servanda (“must be kept”), after pacta et promissa semperne servanda sint (“whether agreements and promises should always be kept”) in Cicero, De Oficiis 3.92.

Synonyms

a promise is a promise

Questions

What does pacta sunt servanda mean?
Agreements must be kept.
Where does pacta sunt servanda come from?
Latin plural of pactum (“pact”) + sunt servanda (“must be kept”), after pacta et promissa semperne servanda sint (“whether agreements and promises should always be kept”) in Cicero, De Oficiis 3.92.

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