convention
1convention — [ kɔ̃vɑ̃sjɔ̃ ] n. f. • av. 1350; convencion 1268; lat. conventio, de venire « venir » I ♦ 1 ♦ Dr. Accord de deux ou plusieurs personnes portant sur un fait précis. ⇒ arrangement, compromis, contrat, engagement, entente, marché, pacte, traité.… …
2convention — con‧ven‧tion [kənˈvenʆn] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society believe to be normal and right 2. [countable] a formal agreement, especially between countries, about rules for an activity such as… …
3Convention — Con*ven tion, n. [L. conventio: cf. F. convention. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. [1913 Webster] The conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of… …
4Convention — may refer to: Treaty, an agreement in international law Convention (meeting), a large gathering of people who share a common interest Political convention, a formal gathering of people for political purposes Fan convention, a gathering of fans of …
5convention — con·ven·tion n 1: an agreement between nations for regulation of matters affecting all of them 2: an agreement enforceable in law: contract 3: an assembly of persons met for a common purpose; esp: a meeting of the delegates of a political party… …
6convention T — Convention or principle laid down by Tarski as a ‘material adequacy condition’ governing the enterprise of giving a definition of the truth predicate for a language. A theory satisfies the requirement only if every instance of the schema ‘S is… …
7Convention — (v. lat. Conventio), 1) Zusammenkunft; bes. in England die Zusammenkunft des Parlaments in der Zeit, wenn kein König vorhanden ist; 2) die auf derselben gemachten Beschlüsse; 3) Übereinkunft, Vertrag, namentlich im politischen u.… …
8Convention — Convention, Uebereinkommen. Conventionalstrafe, die der Vertragscontrahent wegen Nichterfüllung übernommener Verbindlichkeiten dem andern nach Verabredung zu leisten hat. Nicht zu verwechseln mit dem Reugeld (Reukauf, mulcta poenitentialis),… …
9convention — noun 1 way sth is done ADJECTIVE ▪ accepted, established, long standing, old, traditional, well established ▪ It s an established convention that the part is played by a woman. ▪ …
10convention — (kon van sion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Terme de droit. Accord de volontés entre deux ou plusieurs personnes. Convention verbale. Convention écrite. Dans toute sorte de conventions. Faire une convention. • Pourquoi veut on que …
